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- [Mexico Cattle Exports Set to Resume Under US Controls](https://thenetimes.com/mexico-cattle-exports-resume-august-24-screwworm-controls/): The Douglas, Arizona livestock gate will reopen on 24 August, restoring Mexican cattle exports under tighter New World screwworm screening.
- [Sicario 3 Is Moving Ahead With Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin](https://thenetimes.com/sicario-3-emily-blunt-benicio-del-toro-josh-brolin-return/): Sicario 3 is moving ahead with Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin returning, while Padraic McKinley is set to direct.
- [San Andreas Slip Rate May Be Faster Than Thought](https://thenetimes.com/san-andreas-fault-slip-rate-santa-cruz-mountains-blisniuk/): Unpublished San Jose State research suggests the Santa Cruz Mountains San Andreas segment slips faster than estimates, without predicting a specific quake.
- [Iran Says Military Doctrine Has Shifted to Offensive](https://thenetimes.com/iran-military-doctrine-offensive-akraminia-irgc-us-talks/): Iran’s army says its doctrine has moved towards an offensive posture, a shift that may alter response planning without automatically meaning pre-emption.
- [Indiana Power Outages Enter a Second Week](https://thenetimes.com/northwest-indiana-power-outages-second-week-gary-schools/): Northwest Indiana entered a second week of outages after the 11 August storm, disrupting food, schools, communications and daily life across Gary.
- [Alisa Goods Found Dead Near Las Vegas Airport](https://thenetimes.com/alisa-goods-found-dead-las-vegas-airport-drainage-ditch/): Police say surveillance shows Alisa Goods fell near Las Vegas airport and later collapsed, while mystery texts were likely sent by spoofing scammers.
- [Colin Donnell Returning to Chicago Med as Dr. Connor Rhodes for Two Episodes Starting December 9](https://thenetimes.com/colin-donnell-chicago-med-connor-rhodes-december-return/): Colin Donnell returns as Dr. Connor Rhodes in Chicago Med's December 9 fall finale for a two-episode appearance involving a young heart patient and risky surgery.
- [Trump Opens 90-Day Beef Import Window to Cut Prices](https://thenetimes.com/trump-ground-beef-import-quota-90-days-prices-midterms/): Trump plans a 90-day expansion of low-tariff ground beef imports as record prices collide with ranchers’ effort to rebuild the US herd.
- [Robot Runs 100m in 9.32sec, but It Is Not Bolt's Record](https://thenetimes.com/lightning-humanoid-robot-100m-9-32-usain-bolt-context/): Honor's Lightning robot ran a 9.32-second 100m test before Beijing's robot games, a machine benchmark that does not replace Usain Bolt's athletics record.
- [ChatGPT Adds Apple Messages Plugin on Apple Silicon](https://thenetimes.com/chatgpt-apple-messages-plugin-mac-privacy-permissions/): OpenAI’s Apple Messages plugin can read, draft and send Mac messages, putting Full Disk Access and send approvals at the centre of its privacy model.
- [Charles Melton in Final Talks for Naruto’s Kakashi](https://thenetimes.com/charles-melton-final-talks-kakashi-live-action-naruto/): Charles Melton is in final negotiations to play Kakashi in Lionsgate’s live-action Naruto, with Team 7 casting still open and no deal announced.
- [Algeria's ruling FLN wins vote with record-low turnout](https://thenetimes.com/algeria-parliamentary-election-fln-record-low-turnout/): The National Liberation Front secured the most seats, but participation of about 21 percent underscored deep public disengagement from politics.
- [US Petrol Prices Hit Record August Highs](https://thenetimes.com/us-petrol-gas-prices-record-august-2026-crude-hormuz/): US regular petrol is averaging about $4.10 a gallon, the highest level recorded for late August as expensive crude offsets softer seasonal demand.
- [Brentford Thrash Tottenham 3-0 on Opening Day](https://thenetimes.com/brentford-tottenham-3-0-opening-day-sangare-de-zerbi/): Brentford beat Tottenham 3-0 at the Gtech as Mamadou Sangare drove a performance that exposed Spurs’ problems in duels, structure and transition.
- [Pezeshkian Says Iran Has Defeated the United States](https://thenetimes.com/pezeshkian-iran-defeated-us-victory-claim-hormuz-war/): Iran’s president says global opinion has accepted Tehran’s victory over the US, casting control of Hormuz and resistance as the measure of success.
- [Pope Leo XIV Praises San Marino as a Model of Freedom](https://thenetimes.com/pope-leo-xiv-san-marino-freedom-human-dignity-visit/): Pope Leo XIV praised San Marino’s republican tradition while warning that political and economic power must remain subordinate to human dignity.
- [Broadcom Seeks Up to $100bn for AI Chips](https://thenetimes.com/broadcom-ai-chip-debt-anthropic-openai-100-billion/): Broadcom is discussing a vast debt package for AI infrastructure as Anthropic and other customers race to secure custom chips and data-centre capacity.
- [US National Debt Passes $40 Trillion](https://thenetimes.com/us-national-debt-passes-40-trillion-interest-costs/): US debt has crossed $40 trillion as interest costs outrun defence spending and long-term Treasury yields test two-decade highs.
- [James Bond Auditions Reach August Round](https://thenetimes.com/james-bond-auditions-august-2026-denis-villeneuve/): Denis Villeneuve is personally calling actors back for the next James Bond audition round, but Amazon MGM has not signed a new 007.
- [US-Canada Trade Talks Collapse Into 50% Tariffs](https://thenetimes.com/us-canada-trade-talks-collapse-50-percent-tariffs/): US tariffs of 50% on $20bn of Canadian goods are now in force after talks failed, with Ottawa planning retaliation from 8 September.
- [Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100](https://thenetimes.com/taylor-swift-patient-zero-tops-billboard-hot-100/): Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” debuts at No. 1 on the Hot 100, giving her a 16th chart-topper as four Encore tracks enter the top five.
- [Quevin Castro Dies at 25 After Collapse in Portugal](https://thenetimes.com/quevin-castro-dies-25-collapse-friendly-portugal/): Former West Bromwich Albion midfielder Quévin Castro has died aged 25 after collapsing during a friendly in Portugal, with no cause announced.
- [Texas Heat Index Nears 112F as Cities Top 100F](https://thenetimes.com/texas-heat-index-112-houston-dallas-august-2026/): Texas faces dangerous triple-digit heat, with Houston heat-index readings forecast as high as 112F and extreme heat warnings around Dallas.
- [Pogacar Wins on Alpe d'Huez at Tour de France 2026](https://thenetimes.com/pogacar-alpe-dhuez-stage-19-tour-de-france-2026/): Tadej Pogacar claimed his first career stage win on Alpe d'Huez, taking stage 19 and stretching his overall Tour de France lead past seven minutes.
- [Hinson Faces Turek for Iowa's Open Senate Seat](https://thenetimes.com/ashley-hinson-josh-turek-iowa-senate-race-2026/): Ashley Hinson and Josh Turek won Iowa's Senate primaries and now contest Joni Ernst's open seat in the 3 November general election.
- [Chick-fil-A Puts Chicken & Waffles on the Menu August 24](https://thenetimes.com/chick-fil-a-chicken-waffles-sandwich-fall-menu/): Chick-fil-A's autumn line-up pairs maple waffles, bacon and honey butter in breakfast and entree sandwiches, joined by s'mores shakes and frosted coffee.
- [Perseids Peak Under a New Moon in Rare Dark-Sky Year](https://thenetimes.com/perseid-meteor-shower-2026-new-moon-peak/): With no moonlight to wash them out, this year's Perseid meteor shower delivered rates of 50 to 75 meteors an hour at dark sites on the night of 12-13 August.
- [NYT v OpenAI: The Sanctions Fight That Will Shape AI News](https://thenetimes.com/nyt-openai-sanctions-journalism-ai-trust/): Publishers now accuse OpenAI of misleading the court about what it could search. Whoever wins, the discovery fight will define trust between AI and journalism.
- [ECB Holds Rates at 2.25% as Iran War Clouds Outlook](https://thenetimes.com/ecb-holds-deposit-rate-2-25-july-2026/): The European Central Bank left its deposit rate at 2.25% on 23 July, pausing after June's hike as an oil-price surge complicates the inflation fight.
- [World Cup 2026: Record Crowds, Closed Doors, Soft Power Lost](https://thenetimes.com/world-cup-2026-soft-power-paradox/): Record attendance and a dream Argentina-Spain final cannot hide it: travel bans and $8,000 tickets have turned a global festival into a gated one.
- [The air-conditioning trap in a record-hot summer](https://thenetimes.com/air-conditioning-trap-record-heat/): Record July heat pushed air conditioning to the rescue and the power grid to the brink. Cooling that runs on fossil fuels is a trap, not a fix.
- [A two-speed world: the IMF's AI-versus-war economy](https://thenetimes.com/two-speed-world-ai-versus-war/): The IMF's July update shows a world economy splitting in two, as an AI investment boom rewards some nations and a war shock punishes the rest.
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- [Aaron Sorkin says it “never occurred” to him Jesse Eisenberg would skip The Social Reckoning](https://thenetimes.com/aaron-sorkin-jesse-eisenberg-social-reckoning-jeremy-strong-zuckerberg/): Aaron Sorkin explains why Jesse Eisenberg did not return for The Social Reckoning, and Jeremy Strong talks Zuckerberg and method acting ahead of Oct. 9.
- [2026 MTV VMAs Preview: How to Watch, Performers and Dolly Parton Tribute](https://thenetimes.com/2026-mtv-vmas-how-to-watch-performers-honors/): The 2026 MTV VMAs air September 27 on CBS, MTV and Paramount+, with Madonna performing, Kacey Musgraves honoring Dolly Parton, and Snoop Dogg hosting.
- [AI Agents Can Now Pay. Trust Is the Product That's Missing](https://thenetimes.com/agentic-commerce-ai-payments-consumer-trust/): Visa, Mastercard and OpenAI have opened payment rails to AI agents. Adoption will hinge not on capability but on liability, audit trails and trust.
- [WHO: Up to 45% of Dementia Risk Could Be Delayed](https://thenetimes.com/who-dementia-risk-reduction-guidelines-2026/): New WHO guidelines argue that tobacco, air pollution, isolation and untreated illness drive a large share of dementia risk that societies can act on.
- [Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story lands on Netflix to mixed reviews](https://thenetimes.com/monster-lizzie-borden-story-netflix-reviews/): Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story is now on Netflix. Ella Beatty stars in Ryan Murphy's fourth anthology installment, which drew mixed-to-negative reviews.
- [Airtel Leads Nifty as Jio IPO Nears: Telecom's Duopoly Test](https://thenetimes.com/bharti-airtel-stock-jio-ipo-telecom-duopoly/): Bharti Airtel led Nifty gainers on 14 July as Jio's Rs 30,000-52,000 crore IPO heads for an August-October window. Analysts see a listed telecom duopoly.
- [Amazon Renews ‘Neagley’ for Season 2 After Strong Prime Video Debut](https://thenetimes.com/neagley-season-2-renewed-amazon-prime-video/): Amazon renews Reacher spin-off Neagley for Season 2 after reporting 40 million viewers and a strong international audience.
- [Line of Fire premieres on NBC after The Voice season launch](https://thenetimes.com/line-of-fire-nbc-premiere-peacock-how-watch/): Line of Fire has premiered on NBC after The Voice, with Peter Krause and Hope Davis starring in the family-agent drama now streaming on Peacock.
- [Myanmar: Fighting Grips Kachin's Rare-Earth Belt](https://thenetimes.com/myanmar-bhamo-rare-earth-belt-fighting-2026/): Fighting around Bhamo focuses on a mining belt vital to China, while airstrikes on Sagaing deepen a displacement crisis affecting millions.
- [Taylor Swift VMAs Record Grows as Bebe Rexha Recalls Her Support](https://thenetimes.com/taylor-swift-vmas-record-support-bebe-rexha/): Taylor Swift became the most successful artist in VMAs history as Bebe Rexha recalled how Swift reached out after her 2019 Grammys dress struggle.
- [Starmer Exits at Final PMQs as Burnham Seals Labour Leadership](https://thenetimes.com/starmer-final-pmqs-burnham-labour-leader-uk/): Keir Starmer pledged wholehearted support to his successor at his last PMQs, as Andy Burnham's unopposed path to the Labour leadership was confirmed.
- [France bans social media for under-15s in EU first](https://thenetimes.com/france-social-media-ban-under-15s-first-eu/): Lawmakers approved a sweeping prohibition from September, but stripped out the age-verification system meant to enforce it, leaving big questions.
- [TIDAL AI Music Royalty Ban Takes Effect in Streaming First](https://thenetimes.com/tidal-ai-music-royalty-ban-streaming-first/): From 15 July, wholly AI-generated tracks on TIDAL earn no royalties and carry visible AI badges, as an eight-group coalition pushes labels across streaming.
- [Japan Crypto Law Cuts Tax to 20%, Clears Bitcoin ETFs](https://thenetimes.com/japan-crypto-law-20-percent-tax-etf-reform/): Japan's parliament reclassified Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP as financial products, cutting the top 55% crypto tax to a flat 20% and opening the door to ETFs.
- [John Grover, James Bond and 2001: A Space Odyssey Film Editor, Dies at 87](https://thenetimes.com/john-grover-film-editor-james-bond-dies-87/): John Grover, the English film editor who worked on six James Bond movies, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Doctor Zhivago, has died at age 87.
- [England to Screen Every Newborn for SMA From October](https://thenetimes.com/sma-newborn-screening-england-rollout-2026/): The UK government has confirmed a national evaluation to test all babies in England for SMA, a genetic condition where early treatment can transform outcomes.
- [NPCI's Unified Agent Protocol: AI Agents May Soon Pay via UPI](https://thenetimes.com/npci-agentic-ai-upi-unified-agent-protocol/): NPCI is building a Unified Agent Protocol to let trusted AI agents pay over UPI, as the network clears 22.72 billion monthly transactions and biometrics surge.
- [Tupac Shakur Murder Case: Keffe D Convicted](https://thenetimes.com/tupac-shakur-murder-case-keffe-d-convicted/): A Las Vegas jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon after less than three hours.
- [Miley releases Bass Persuades, her 10th album, under a new name](https://thenetimes.com/miley-bass-persuades-album-release-mononym/): Miley has released Bass Persuades, her 10th studio album, on Atlantic. The dance-pop and post-punk record arrives with a mononymous rebrand.
- [Tesla Posts Record Q2 Revenue but Profit Slumps 57%](https://thenetimes.com/tesla-q2-2026-record-revenue-profit-slump/): Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles and $28.24bn in revenue in the second quarter, yet operating profit fell 57% as AI and robotics spending surged.
- [Netflix Renews The Beast in Me for Season 2 With Claire Danes](https://thenetimes.com/netflix-renews-the-beast-in-me-season-two/): Netflix renews The Beast in Me for Season 2 with Claire Danes returning, as Howard Gordon signs an overall deal to develop new series for the streamer.
- [Mali: JNIM Fuel Blockade Tightens Squeeze on Bamako](https://thenetimes.com/mali-jnim-fuel-blockade-bamako-siege-2026/): An al-Qaeda-linked blockade on fuel convoys has driven shortages and school closures in Mali, as violence spreads across Burkina Faso and Niger.
- [Digger reviews split sharply over Tom Cruise’s climate crisis satire](https://thenetimes.com/digger-reviews-tom-cruise-divided-critics/): Digger reviews are sharply divided as Tom Cruise stars in Alejandro G. Inarritu’s eco-satire, which opened around 50 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
- [CERT-In AI War Room: India Tests Frontier Models for Threats](https://thenetimes.com/cert-in-ai-war-room-frontier-models-india/): MeitY says CERT-In has built an AI war room that stress-tests near-frontier models in sandboxes, hunting flaws before Indian firms adopt them at scale.
- [Homer's Odyssey Book Sales Up 76% Ahead of Nolan's Film](https://thenetimes.com/homer-odyssey-book-sales-surge-nolan-film/): Sales of Homer's Odyssey are up 76% this year ahead of Christopher Nolan's 17 July film, with Greek publishers reporting spikes of up to 400%.
- [Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Opens to Record $263.7M Global](https://thenetimes.com/the-odyssey-nolan-box-office-opening-2026/): The Odyssey launched to $124.5 million domestically and $263.7 million worldwide, Nolan's largest global opening and 2026's biggest live-action debut.
- [Hormuz Crisis: The Real Bill Lands on Energy Importers](https://thenetimes.com/hormuz-crisis-energy-importers-oil-shock/): As the US-Iran ceasefire unravels and tankers burn in the strait, the heaviest costs fall on importing economies that never built real resilience.
- [US and Saudi Arabia sign landmark nuclear cooperation deal](https://thenetimes.com/us-saudi-arabia-nuclear-cooperation-deal/): The 30-year agreement could let American firms build an enrichment plant in the kingdom, reviving proliferation fears and setting up a fight in Congress.
- [Kyiv, Russia Trade Deep Strikes as Casualties Rise](https://thenetimes.com/kyiv-russia-trade-deep-strikes-july-2026/): Kyiv reported deadly Russian strikes on defence and residential sites, while Moscow said Ukrainian drones hit factories deep inside Russia.
- [Sudan: Drone Strikes Push Kordofan Toward Catastrophe](https://thenetimes.com/sudan-kordofan-drone-warfare-famine-2026/): Aid groups warn escalating RSF drone strikes on North Kordofan are cutting off food, fuel and water, as the army and paramilitaries trade blame.
- [Daredevil: Born Again will end with season three on Disney+](https://thenetimes.com/daredevil-born-again-ending-season-three/): Daredevil: Born Again will end with season three on Disney+, with Charlie Cox returning and the final season set to premiere sometime in 2027.
- [Coyote vs. Acme Box Office Opens at No. 2 With $15.4M](https://thenetimes.com/coyote-vs-acme-box-office-15-4m-opening/): The once-shelved Warner Bros. Discovery film earned an A CinemaScore after Ketchup Entertainment opened it on roughly 3,575 screens.
- [Singapore Food Festival 2026 puts hawker heritage first](https://thenetimes.com/singapore-food-festival-hawker-heritage/): The Singapore Food Festival returns from 10 to 26 July 2026, putting hawker heritage, night noodle markets and young chefs at the heart of the city.
- [Mayday Hits No. 1 on Apple TV as Reynolds-Branagh Chemistry Draws Praise](https://thenetimes.com/mayday-apple-tv-review-reynolds-branagh/): The Cold War buddy action-comedy premiered Sept. 4 and quickly topped Apple TV in the US, with reviews praising its leads.
- [Toy Story 5 Disney Plus streaming starts today in US and Canada](https://thenetimes.com/toy-story-5-disney-plus-streaming-today/): Toy Story 5 begins streaming on Disney+ today, September 23, after a major theatrical run, adding another heavyweight title for home viewers.
- [England Beat India at Lord's to Win ODI Series 2-1](https://thenetimes.com/england-india-odi-series-win-lords-2026/): England edged a Lord's run-fest by 27 runs as Ben Duckett's 141 trumped Rohit Sharma's 138, clinching a 2-1 one-day series against India.
- [Cyclospora Outbreak: Nearly 7,000 US Cases Across 34 States](https://thenetimes.com/cyclosporiasis-outbreak-us-2026-lettuce/): A parasite that causes prolonged diarrhoea has spread across 34 US states, with Michigan hardest hit and investigators examining lettuce as a suspect.
- [DR Congo, M23 Test Fragile Peace Amid South Kivu Clashes](https://thenetimes.com/drc-m23-doha-monitoring-south-kivu-2026/): A first joint monitoring meeting in Goma marks a rare step, but fighting in South Kivu and unresolved protocols keep the peace process fragile.
- [Europe's 2026 Heatwave Exposes a Deadly Adaptation Deficit](https://thenetimes.com/europe-heatwave-2026-adaptation-deficit/): Record temperatures, spreading wildfires and thousands of excess deaths reveal the gap between Europe's climate ambition and its physical preparedness.
- [Josh Kerr Breaks Mile World Record With 3:42.66](https://thenetimes.com/josh-kerr-mile-world-record-london-2026/): Britain's Josh Kerr became the first man under 3:43 for the mile, clocking 3:42.66 in London to break Hicham El Guerrouj's record from 1999.
- [DR Congo Ebola: fastest outbreak on record tops 1,000 dead](https://thenetimes.com/drc-ebola-fastest-outbreak-1000-deaths/): The Bundibugyo strain has spread faster than any previous Ebola epidemic, with no approved vaccine, as conflict and mistrust hamper the response.
- [Johnny Depp’s ‘Ebenezer’ Trailer Reveals a Haunted New Take on Scrooge](https://thenetimes.com/johnny-depp-ebenezer-trailer-paramount/): Johnny Depp stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in Paramount’s horror-tinged Ebenezer trailer, directed by Ti West and opening Nov. 13.
- [Intel Revenue Jumps 25%, Its Fastest Growth Since 2011](https://thenetimes.com/intel-q2-2026-revenue-surge-chips-loss/): Intel's Q2 revenue rose 25% to $16.1bn on booming data-centre demand, but a $12.5bn charge tied to its CHIPS Act deal drove an $11bn GAAP loss.
- [Japan Crypto Bill Clears Upper House, Opening Path to ETFs](https://thenetimes.com/japan-crypto-fiea-bill-bitcoin-etf-tax/): Japan's upper house has backed a landmark bill reclassifying digital assets under securities law, cutting crypto taxes from up to 55% to a flat 20%.
- [Jennifer Lawrence Joins Instagram as @jlaw](https://thenetimes.com/jennifer-lawrence-joins-instagram-jlaw/): Jennifer Lawrence joins Instagram as @jlaw, gains millions of followers in hours and goes viral with a deadpan debut and a warning on negative comments.
- [China GDP Q2 2026: Second-Quarter Growth Slows to 4.3%](https://thenetimes.com/china-q2-gdp-growth-slows-below-target/): Official data show Chinese growth slipping below Beijing's 4.5-5% target band, as weak consumption and investment offset an export boom driven by AI demand.
- [US strikes on Iran continue as truce collapses](https://thenetimes.com/us-iran-strikes-hormuz-collapsed-truce/): US bombing has entered a third week after a June memorandum broke down. Washington and Tehran blame each other as the Strait of Hormuz stays contested.
- [Xi's Military Purges: What the Zhang Youxia Case Signals](https://thenetimes.com/xi-military-purges-zhang-youxia-signal/): With five of seven Central Military Commission members purged and verdicts on Zhang Youxia delayed, China's opacity is now a global risk factor.
- [TIFF 2026 Opens With Being Heumann Premiere](https://thenetimes.com/tiff-2026-being-heumann-opening-night/): TIFF 2026 opens with Being Heumann, Sian Heder's Judy Heumann drama starring Ruth Madeley and Mark Ruffalo, ahead of a Nov. 6 release.
- [Houthis strike Saudi tankers, declare Red Sea blockade](https://thenetimes.com/houthis-red-sea-saudi-tanker-blockade/): Yemen's Houthis said they hit two Saudi tankers over a declared blockade. The UN envoy voiced alarm as Brent crude rose above $100.
- [Charlie Sheen new show Happy Jack reunites him with Martin Sheen](https://thenetimes.com/charlie-sheen-new-show-happy-jack-amc/): Charlie Sheen will return to television with Martin Sheen in Happy Jack, AMC’s first multi-camera comedy, with the series set to premiere in 2027.
- [EY Data Breach Exposes Client Tax Records via IT Vendor](https://thenetimes.com/ernst-young-data-breach-tax-records/): EY has begun notifying clients that attackers accessed a third-party IT support platform for two weeks and downloaded documents holding tax and financial data.
- [Iberdrola to Buy 80% of Finland's Caruna Grid for EUR2bn](https://thenetimes.com/iberdrola-caruna-finland-grid-deal/): Spain's Iberdrola agreed to buy an 80% stake in Finnish distributor Caruna for EUR2bn, valuing the grid at about EUR5bn including debt.
- [Satellite images show Israeli barrier dividing Gaza](https://thenetimes.com/gaza-earthen-barrier-yellow-line/): Imagery reviewed by news agencies shows a berm and trench cutting across Gaza. Israel cites security; Palestinians say it entrenches division.
- [Diranersen: tau therapy slows Alzheimer's in Phase 2](https://thenetimes.com/diranersen-tau-alzheimers-phase2/): At a London conference, Biogen unveiled Phase 2 data suggesting its tau-targeting therapy diranersen can clear toxic brain tangles and slow decline.
- [Oman bets on new flights to win Asia's travellers](https://thenetimes.com/oman-new-flights-asia-travellers/): Oman Air's new Muscat-Singapore route, launched on 2 July 2026, anchors a wider push to court Asian travellers with heritage over headline crowds.
- [Alphabet Lifts 2026 Capex to $205bn as Cloud Jumps 82%](https://thenetimes.com/alphabet-q2-2026-ai-capex-surge/): Alphabet grew revenue 24% to $119.8bn and cloud sales 82% in Q2, yet shares fell after it raised 2026 capital spending guidance to as much as $205bn.
- [Measles in the Americas: cases dip but risk stays high](https://thenetimes.com/measles-americas-risk-very-high/): Measles cases across the Americas fell by half in early July 2026, yet PAHO still rates the regional risk as very high amid stubborn immunity gaps.
- [Disney layoffs continue with third round of job cuts in 2026](https://thenetimes.com/disney-layoffs-job-cuts-2026/): Disney is cutting a few hundred more jobs in its third layoff round of 2026, with HR and IT among the departments affected by the latest cuts.
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- [CIA Retirement Wave Leaves Officers Awaiting Pensions](https://thenetimes.com/a-historic-wave-of-cia-retirements-leaves-former-officers-waiting-months-for-a-first-pension-cheque/): More than 1,000 of an estimated 22,000 staff have gone, and the agency's retirement branch says it is processing an unprecedented caseload.
- [Aisha Wahab Wins East Bay Seat, a First for Congress](https://thenetimes.com/aisha-wahab-wins-the-east-bay-special-election-and-becomes-the-first-afghan-american-in-congress/): The state senator took California's 14th District 53% to 47% over Melissa Hernandez, despite millions in outside spending against her.
- [Ukraine Drones Hit Samara Refinery and Ozon Hub](https://thenetimes.com/ukrainian-drones-set-fire-to-the-novokuibyshevsk-refinery-and-an-ozon-warehouse-in-samara-oblast/): Overnight strikes 900km from the front line halted a Rosneft refinery and forced 500 workers out of Russia's second-largest online retailer's hub.
- [Rybakina Retires Hurt; Swiatek to Face Pegula](https://thenetimes.com/rybakina-retires-with-an-achilles-problem-as-swiatek-and-pegula-set-up-a-cincinnati-semi-final/): The Kazakh stopped at 4-1 down in the first set, ending a run that could have taken her to the top of the world rankings this week.
- [Vuelta a Espana Opens With a Monaco Time Trial](https://thenetimes.com/the-vuelta-a-espana-opens-in-monaco-with-a-9-4km-time-trial-on-the-grand-prix-circuit/): Twenty-five corners, the Fairmont hairpin and the Louis II tunnel decide the first red jersey of a race that ends in Granada on 13 September.
- [Bond Rout Tests Bessent's Buybacks as Yields Stay High](https://thenetimes.com/global-bond-rout-tests-bessent-buybacks-as-the-30-year-yield-holds-above-5-2-per-cent/): Long-dated borrowing costs hit levels unseen since 2007 in the US and 1996 in Japan, and a doubled Treasury buyback has only briefly slowed the sell-off.
- [Jason Statham's Mutiny Opens to Mixed Reviews](https://thenetimes.com/jason-stathams-mutiny-opens-to-mixed-reviews-and-a-51-per-cent-rotten-tomatoes-score/): Jean-Francois Richet's cargo-ship thriller landed on 21 August with a B+ CinemaScore and critics split over whether the formula still works.
- [US Takes Its Drug-Boat Campaign On to Land in Latin America](https://thenetimes.com/us-military-takes-its-counter-narcotics-campaign-from-boats-to-land-in-latin-america/): More than 200 people have died in over 60 boat strikes. Pete Hegseth now says Washington will seek the same effect on land, with partners signed up.
- [Nvidia Pays Poolside $6bn to License Its Model Factory](https://thenetimes.com/nvidia-pays-poolside-6-billion-to-license-its-model-factory-and-hire-109-engineers/): The third such deal in eight months hands Nvidia a rival's core technology and staff without a purchase, and without the antitrust review a takeover draws.
- [Trump Endorsement Losses Reach Double Figures in 2026](https://thenetimes.com/trump-endorsement-losses-reach-double-figures-after-florida-and-wyoming-primaries/): Three more Trump-backed Republicans lost on Tuesday, taking his 2026 primary defeats into double figures - matching 2018, 2020 and 2024 combined.
- [Anthropic's IPO Filing Will Name AI Backlash as a Risk](https://thenetimes.com/anthropic-ipo-prospectus-will-name-public-backlash-against-ai-as-a-risk-factor/): Polling now puts opposition to AI data centres at 75 per cent, and the filing is expected to tell investors that hostility could slow the company's growth.
- [Tesla Discontinues the Solar Roof After a Decade](https://thenetimes.com/tesla-quietly-discontinues-the-solar-roof-a-decade-after-elon-musk-unveiled-it/): The tile product has been pulled from Tesla's website and from installer supply, with the company concluding it was not financially viable.
- [Antonello da Messina Panels Stolen in Sicilian Heist](https://thenetimes.com/four-antonello-da-messina-panels-stolen-from-a-sicilian-museum-on-ferragosto/): Thieves entered the Messina regional museum during the Ferragosto procession and left with works valued at up to 80 million euros.
- [AUSSOM, Somali Forces Report 40 Al-Shabaab Killed](https://thenetimes.com/aussom-and-somali-forces-report-more-than-40-al-shabaab-fighters-killed-and/): AUSSOM and Somali forces said they defended Mubarak, killed more than 40 militants and recovered two cities, in claims that Al-Shabaab routinely disputes.
- [Apple TV Neuromancer Teaser Sets January 2027 Premiere](https://thenetimes.com/apple-tv-releases-the-first-neuromancer-teaser-and-sets-january-2027-premie/): Apple TV has unveiled a teaser for its ten-episode Neuromancer adaptation with Callum Turner and Briana Middleton, setting a January 22, 2027 weekly premiere.
- [Hull City Beat Manchester United 2-0 on Their Return](https://thenetimes.com/hull-city-beat-manchester-united-2-0-on-their-return-to-the-premier-league/): Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy scored from set pieces at the MKM Stadium as Michael Carrick lost his first league match as United's permanent manager.
- [Walmart Cuts Prices on 11,000 Items After Tariff Refund](https://thenetimes.com/walmart-will-cut-prices-on-11000-items-using-a-2-9-billion-tariff-refund/): The refund followed a Supreme Court ruling against the import levies, and it arrived as US comparable sales grew at their slowest pace in six years.
- [Buffett, Not Abel, Initiated Berkshire's Alphabet Bet](https://thenetimes.com/warren-buffett-not-greg-abel-initiated-berkshire-hathaways-alphabet-bet/): Eight months after handing over as chief executive, Buffett is still making Berkshire's biggest stock calls while Abel runs the operating companies.
- [US Flight Chaos: Storms, Staffing and 3-Day Waits](https://thenetimes.com/us-flight-disruptions-mount-weather-staffing-shortages-rebooking-waits/): Nearly 10,000 US flights were delayed in a single day this week, and thinner airline schedules mean cancelled passengers can wait days for a seat.
- [Madonna Leads the 2026 MTV VMA Nominations With Eleven](https://thenetimes.com/madonna-leads-the-2026-mtv-video-music-award-nominations-with-eleven/): Taylor Swift follows with nine and Best Dance returns after seven years, ahead of a 27 September ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
- [Connecticut Starter Homes Hit $300,000](https://thenetimes.com/connecticut-starter-homes-300000-zillow-july-sales-mortgage-rates/): Connecticut starter homes have doubled to about $300,000 in a decade just as Zillow’s forward indicators point to a softer US housing market.
- [Other Mommy Leads Weekend Box Office With $3.6 Million in Previews as The Social Reckoning Struggles](https://thenetimes.com/other-mommy-box-office-previews-social-reckoning-jessica-chastain/): Other Mommy earns $3.6 million in Thursday previews as The Social Reckoning struggles. Jessica Chastain discusses the horror film and its viral trailer.
- [Brazil Splits R$2.3bn AI Compute Push Across Rival Blocs](https://thenetimes.com/brazil-ai-supercomputers-huawei-iflytek-nvidia-sovereign-compute/): Brazil is committing about R$2.3bn to AI compute in Rio and Rio Grande do Norte, deliberately sourcing technology across Chinese and US ecosystems.
- [The Batman Part II Pauses Production as Matt Reeves Steps Away](https://thenetimes.com/the-batman-part-ii-production-paused-matt-reeves-family-matter/): The Batman Part II has paused production as Matt Reeves steps away for a family matter, with its February 2028 release date still in place.
- [August 27-28 Lunar Eclipse: How and When to Watch](https://thenetimes.com/deep-partial-lunar-eclipse-august-27-28-americas-viewing-guide/): About 96% of the Moon slips into Earth's shadow next Thursday night, with maximum eclipse at 12:12am Eastern and no equipment needed to watch it.
- [Spider-Man Poised for Fourth Weekend Box-Office Win](https://thenetimes.com/spider-man-brand-new-day-fourth-weekend-insidious-box-office/): Spider-Man: Brand New Day is projected to win a fourth weekend despite Insidious topping Friday, while Sony controls the top two spots.
- [Seven Killed in A66 Wrong-Way Crash Near Middlesbrough](https://thenetimes.com/a66-middlesbrough-wrong-way-crash-seven-dead-police-officers/): Seven people, including two Cleveland Police constables, died after a wrong-way Volkswagen Passat struck a marked police vehicle on the A66.
- [Pretty Little Liars Star Keegan Allen Robbed and Assaulted at Gunpoint in West Hollywood](https://thenetimes.com/keegan-allen-robbed-assaulted-gunpoint-west-hollywood-watch/): Pretty Little Liars actor Keegan Allen says he was robbed at gunpoint in West Hollywood. Sheriff's deputies confirm an October 8 attack and ongoing investigation.
- [Avatar: Seven Havens Renewed for Seasons 3 and 4 as Avatar Kuruk: Wave of Chaos Is Announced](https://thenetimes.com/avatar-seven-havens-renewed-seasons-three-four-kuruk-series/): Avatar: Seven Havens is renewed for Books 3 and 4 at Paramount+, while Avatar Kuruk: Wave of Chaos is announced alongside new games, books and a podcast.
- [Tokyo Quake Injures 37 as JMA Warns of More Shaking](https://thenetimes.com/tokyo-kanto-earthquake-5-9-injuries-jma-aftershock-warning/): A magnitude 5.9 quake under southern Ibaraki injured 37 people and rattled Tokyo, with JMA urging caution for similar shaking this week.
- [Israel approves stabilisation force as Gaza plan stalls](https://thenetimes.com/gaza-stabilisation-force-disarmament-impasse/): Israel's security cabinet approved legal measures for a stabilisation force, but Hamas disarmament and aid access remain unresolved.
- [Future Lands 12th No. 1 Album With 'The Real Me'](https://thenetimes.com/future-the-real-me-billboard-200-number-one-2026/): Future's 'The Real Me' opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 131,000 equivalent album units, his 12th chart-topper, moving him past Eminem.
- [Futurama Season 14 Returns With Two Supersized Specials](https://thenetimes.com/futurama-season-14-returns-with-two-supersized-specials/): Futurama came back on August 3 with two supersized specials, streaming on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ in participating international territories.
- [Four Power Series Head to Netflix Abroad, Not the US](https://thenetimes.com/four-power-series-head-to-netflix-internationally-while-starz-keeps-the-us/): Starz has licensed four Power universe series to Netflix overseas while keeping the franchise home in the US and holding back its newer projects.
- [Sudan: Child Soldiers Describe Forced Recruitment](https://thenetimes.com/former-child-soldiers-describe-forced-recruitment-and-colombian-mercenaries/): Testimony attributed to former child soldiers alleges the RSF abducted and forced them to fight, sometimes under foreign instructors, in accounts now examined.
- [Fontainebleau Fire Contained: Macron Pledges to Replant](https://thenetimes.com/fontainebleau-forest-fire-contained-macron-replanting-pledge/): Two fires that burned more than 2,000 hectares of the historic forest near Paris are contained; Macron has pledged a national fund to replant the woodland.
- [Nixon Beats Vindman in Florida; Cory Mills Ousted](https://thenetimes.com/florida-primaries-angie-nixon-defeats-vindman-cory-mills-loses-seat/): The democratic socialist overcame a 16-to-1 fundraising gap to win the Senate primary, while Trump-endorsed Cory Mills fell to a TV anchor.
- [FDA Approves Gedatolisib for Advanced Breast Cancer](https://thenetimes.com/fda-gedatolisib-revtorpyk-breast-cancer-approval-2026/): The multi-target inhibitor Revtorpyk was cleared for certain advanced breast cancers, with trial data showing sharply reduced risk of disease progression.
- [FDA Raises Publix Blueberry Recall to Class I](https://thenetimes.com/fda-class-i-greenwise-frozen-blueberry-recall-e-coli/): Four GreenWise frozen berry products are now a Class I recall after 12 E. coli infections in Florida and Georgia, four of them requiring hospital care.
- [FBI Seizes Swalwell's Devices in Misconduct Probe](https://thenetimes.com/fbi-seizes-eric-swalwell-devices-search-warrants-sexual-misconduct-probe/): Warrants were executed at San Francisco airport and the former congressman's Washington home over the weekend, with an iPhone and MacBook Pro taken.
- [FBI Charges Albany Woman Over New York Capitol Bomb Plot](https://thenetimes.com/fbi-charges-albany-woman-over-alleged-plot-against-the-new-york-state-capitol/): Prosecutors say Jessica Bowie surveilled the building for weeks and bought bomb components with money supplied by confidential sources.
- [F1 Belgian GP 2026: Antonelli Lead Shrinks as Spa Rain Looms](https://thenetimes.com/f1-belgian-grand-prix-2026-antonelli-lead-shrinks-spa-rain/): Kimi Antonelli takes a shrinking 25-point lead into a wet Belgian Grand Prix week, with Lewis Hamilton chasing Michael Schumacher's record of six Spa wins.
- [Evergrande Founder Hui Ka Yan Jailed for Life](https://thenetimes.com/evergrande-founder-hui-ka-yan-sentenced-life-in-prison/): The Shenzhen court convicted the fallen property tycoon of large-scale financial fraud and fined his companies a combined $2.3 billion.
- [Europe Overtourism Protests 2026: New Rules Hit Peak Season](https://thenetimes.com/europe-overtourism-protests-2026-new-tourist-rules/): Anti-tourism demonstrations have swept more than 40 Spanish cities and spread across Europe, as Venice, Barcelona, Nice and Cannes tighten rules on visitors.
- [Spain Wildfires 2026: Record Heat Kills 14 Across Europe](https://thenetimes.com/europe-heatwave-wildfires-spain-france-record-june-2026/): Wildfires stoked by record heat have killed at least 14 people and burned about 50,000 hectares in Spain, forcing mass evacuations across France and Europe.
- [EU-Ukraine Drone Deal: 1bn Euro Defence Industry Partnership](https://thenetimes.com/eu-ukraine-drone-deal-defence-industrial-partnership/): Brussels and Kyiv signed a defence industrial partnership and a Drone Deal on 15 July, with €1bn released to scale joint drone production by end of 2026.
- [EU Navy Seizes Russian-Linked Tanker Near Sicily](https://thenetimes.com/eu-naval-forces-intercept-a-russian-linked-tanker-as-the-shadow-fleet-comes/): An Italy-led mission detained a sanctioned, Cameroon-reflagged tanker near Sicily, tying the Ukraine war to sanctions enforcement and Mediterranean shipping.
- [EU Agrees 21st Russia Sanctions, Freezes Oil Cap](https://thenetimes.com/eu-21st-sanctions-russia-oil-price-cap-frozen/): The bloc agreed new measures on energy, finance and trade after weeks of talks, with an exemption for Greek shipping of Russian LNG.
- [EU adopts 21st Russia sanctions package on energy, crypto](https://thenetimes.com/eu-21st-sanctions-package-russia-energy-crypto/): The bloc froze the oil price cap for a year and tightened measures on LNG, banks and crypto, with parallel restrictions imposed on Belarus.
- [England vs Argentina: World Cup 2026 Semi-Final Preview](https://thenetimes.com/england-vs-argentina-world-cup-2026-semi-final-preview/): England face Argentina in the World Cup 2026 semi-final in Atlanta, with Spain waiting in Sunday's final. Tuchel says his side have 'not peaked yet'.
- [Emmy Nominations 2026: The Pitt Leads, Hacks Sets Record](https://thenetimes.com/emmy-nominations-2026-the-pitt-hacks-records/): The Pitt leads the 2026 Emmy nominations with 25 nods, Hacks sets a comedy record with 24, and Apple TV's freshman slate crashes the party in force.
- [Regional Powers Drawn Into Sudan's Power Struggle](https://thenetimes.com/egypt-uae-turkey-saudi-arabia-ethiopia-and-chad-are-drawn-into-sudans-regio/): Accusations of external sponsorship and cross-border spillover are making Sudan's war harder to contain, as regional states are said to back rival sides.
- [Vikas Garg Arrested: Ebix Chairman Held in Mahadev App Case](https://thenetimes.com/ed-arrests-ebix-chairman-vikas-garg-mahadev-betting-app-case/): ED arrested Vikas Garg from his Delhi home on 14 July, the fourteenth arrest in the Mahadev app probe, weeks after attaching Rs 940.77 crore in assets.
- [Ecuador Anti-Gang Strategy Faces Abuse Claims, US Questions](https://thenetimes.com/ecuadors-internal-armed-conflict-strategy-faces-new-abuse-allegations-and-q/): A rights report has challenged the safeguards of Ecuador's militarised anti-gang campaign, alleging abuses and raising questions about US involvement.
- [ECI Extends SIR Roll Deadlines in Delhi, Punjab, Karnataka](https://thenetimes.com/eci-extends-sir-electoral-roll-deadlines-delhi-punjab-karnataka/): The ECI has extended Special Intensive Revision timelines in Delhi and three states; Delhi and Karnataka enumeration ends 8 August, final rolls due 19 October.
- [Ebola Bundibugyo Outbreak Grows in DRC: 2,011 Cases](https://thenetimes.com/ebola-bundibugyo-outbreak-drc-uganda-july-2026/): The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola continues to spread in eastern DR Congo, with 754 deaths reported and Ituri province at the centre of the response.
- [Dungeons and Dragons Sequel Script Done but Not Greenlit](https://thenetimes.com/dungeons-and-dragons-sequel-script-is-ready-but-financing-still-blocks-a-gr/): Filmmakers say a follow-up screenplay is complete, yet the fantasy sequel remains ungreenlit while the financial package stays unresolved at Paramount.
- [Drone Strikes, Fano Fighting Persist in Ethiopia's Amhara](https://thenetimes.com/drone-strikes-and-fano-fighting-continue-across-ethiopias-amhara-region/): New monitoring points to ongoing drone operations, casualties and telecom restrictions in Amhara, where Fano fighting continues across the Ethiopian region.
- [Damietta Port Drone Attack Widens the Iran War](https://thenetimes.com/drone-attack-at-egypts-damietta-port-shows-the-iran-war-reaching-new-civili/): Drones struck two gas vessels at Egypt's Damietta port, with no party confirmed responsible, as Cairo condemned the attack and worked to prevent escalation.
- [DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Passes 2,000 Deaths](https://thenetimes.com/drc-ebola-outbreak-passes-2000-deaths-bundibugyo/): The Bundibugyo-strain epidemic has recorded 4,381 confirmed cases across eastern DRC with earlier cross-border spread into Uganda.
- [Digger heads for one of 2026’s biggest box-office flops as Tom Cruise’s Warner Bros. swing opens around $10 million](https://thenetimes.com/digger-box-office-flop-tom-cruise-warner-bros-opening-weekend/): Digger box office: Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s R-rated comedy is tracking at $10-15 million for its opening weekend against a $160-180 million budget, per CBC, Variety and Deadline.
- [Dhamaal 4 Box Office Collection: Rs 115 Crore Worldwide](https://thenetimes.com/dhamaal-4-box-office-100-crore-worldwide-ajay-devgn-comedy/): Ajay Devgn's Dhamaal 4 has crossed Rs 115 crore gross worldwide in five days, per Sacnilk, and sits one step short of Rs 100 crore gross in India alone.
- [‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Season 2 Trailer Pits Dexter Against Two Rival Killers](https://thenetimes.com/dexter-resurrection-season-2-trailer-brian-cox-dan-stevens/): Dexter: Resurrection Season 2 adds Brian Cox and Dan Stevens as rival killers in a new trailer ahead of its Oct. 30 Paramount+ return.
- [Band Demon Hunter Sues Netflix Over KPop Demon Hunters](https://thenetimes.com/demon-hunter-band-sues-netflix-aeg-kpop-demon-hunters-trademark/): A band that has toured under the name since the turn of the century says a hit film and its 150-city tour are taking its ticket sales.
- [Deadly Kashmir Unrest Adds to India-Pakistan Tensions](https://thenetimes.com/deadly-unrest-in-pakistan-administered-kashmir-deepens-india-pakistan-tensi/): Protests, a crackdown and phased elections created a new flashpoint in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, as rights groups and authorities gave clashing accounts.
- [Ex-Fauci Adviser Morens Pleads Guilty Over Records](https://thenetimes.com/david-morens-fauci-adviser-pleads-guilty-covid-records/): The ex-NIAID adviser admitted conspiracy to defraud the US over hidden pandemic research records; he faces up to five years and sentencing on 12 November.
- [David Jonsson Cast as Adult T'Challa II in Black Panther 3](https://thenetimes.com/david-jonsson-will-play-an-adult-tchalla-ii-in-black-panther-3/): Marvel confirmed David Jonsson as the grown T'Challa II in Black Panther 3, with Ryan Coogler returning and a December 2028 release date set at Comic-Con.
- [Dave Bautista Is Officially Kratos in God of War](https://thenetimes.com/dave-bautista-officially-cast-kratos-god-of-war-amazon-series/): The Guardians of the Galaxy star replaces Ryan Hurst, who tore a bicep in an on-set stunt; Hurst's scenes will be reshot and filming restarts in 2027.
- [Dark Matter Season 2 Returns Aug 28 With a Podcast](https://thenetimes.com/dark-matter-season-2-sets-august-28-apple-tv-return-and-expands-with-a-comp/): Apple TV has set Dark Matter season two for August 28, 2026, with ten episodes and a companion podcast built to extend discussion of the science-fiction drama.
- [Darfur and El Fasher Keep Genocide Warnings Central](https://thenetimes.com/darfur-atrocities-and-el-fasher-control-keep-genocide-warnings-at-the-centr/): Reports of killings, displacement and blocked aid around El Fasher keep accountability and genocide warnings at the heart of concern over Sudan's war.
- [Dancing with the Stars Season 35 Cast and Pro Pairings Revealed](https://thenetimes.com/dancing-with-the-stars-season-35-cast-pro-pairings/): Julia Stiles, Jenna Dewan, Harry Shum Jr. and more are headed to the ballroom as the ABC competition prepares for a two-night September premiere.
- [Cyclospora Lettuce Outbreak Hits 10,930 Cases](https://thenetimes.com/cyclospora-outbreak-traced-to-recalled-iceberg-lettuce-reaches-10930-illnesses-and-two-deaths/): CDC counts 454 hospitalisations across 17 states, with both deaths in Michigan, in one of the largest parasitic foodborne outbreaks on record.
- [Coyote vs. Acme Gets a Trailer and August 2026 Release](https://thenetimes.com/coyote-vs-acme-finally-gets-an-official-trailer-and-august-2026-release/): After years as the industry's most talked-about shelved title, the Looney Tunes comedy now has an official trailer and a stated August 28, 2026 release plan.
- [Court Delays Google's $10m Spirit Airlines Data Deal](https://thenetimes.com/court-delays-googles-10-million-purchase-of-spirit-airlines-data-after-union-objects/): The approval hearing has moved to 9 September after the cabin crew union sought restrictions on the sale of employee emails and chat logs.
- [Corporate Election Spending Hits Record $517m](https://thenetimes.com/corporate-money-hits-a-record-517-million-in-the-2026-midterms-led-by-crypto-betting-and-ai/): Three industries with narrow regulatory interests have supplied at least $294 million of the total, beating the whole 2024 cycle in fifteen months.
- [Conor Kennedy Placed on Russia's Wanted List](https://thenetimes.com/conor-kennedy-russia-international-wanted-list-ukraine-service/): A Moscow court authorised the arrest in absentia of RFK Jr's son, who fought on the Kharkiv front in 2022, on a charge carrying up to 10 years.
- [Congo Ebola Outbreak Now Deadliest in Country's History](https://thenetimes.com/congo-ebola-outbreak-becomes-the-deadliest-in-the-countrys-history-at-2325-deaths/): The Bundibugyo virus epidemic has passed the toll of the 2018-2020 outbreak and now reaches 54 health zones, with the WHO warning it is outpacing relief.
- [Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth in full Netflix trailer](https://thenetimes.com/cliff-booth-trailer-brad-pitt-netflix-release/): Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth in a new trailer for the Tarantino-scripted, David Fincher-directed film arriving on Netflix in December.
- [CJNG Leadership Shifts, US Cases Reshape Mexico Cartel War](https://thenetimes.com/cjng-leadership-changes-and-us-prosecutions-reshape-mexicos-cartel-conflict/): The death of a top cartel leader and his brother's US guilty plea have altered the CJNG's leadership, but analysts caution the violence is unlikely to end.
- [The Odyssey Box Office Nears $1bn as Wilson Objects](https://thenetimes.com/christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-nears-a-billion-dollars-as-emily-wilson-chal/): Nolan's Homer adaptation pushed its run toward the billion-dollar mark, even as classicist Emily Wilson published a critique of how the film handles the poem.
- [China Pacific Missile Test: Taiwan Says Launch Was Surface](https://thenetimes.com/china-jl2-missile-test-pacific-fallout-taiwan-intelligence/): New testimony in Taipei says China's JL-2 was launched from a surfaced platform, while Australia and Pacific leaders call the 7,300 km test destabilising.
- [China Expels Ma Xingrui: Third Politburo Member Purged by Xi](https://thenetimes.com/china-expels-ma-xingrui-politburo-purge-xi-anti-corruption/): Beijing expelled ex-Politburo member Ma Xingrui from the Communist Party on graft charges, the third member of the elite body felled by Xi's campaign.
- [Chile Storm Kills 13, Cuts Power to Hundreds of Thousands](https://thenetimes.com/chile-storm-state-of-catastrophe-floods-power/): A powerful winter storm swept across Chile, killing at least 13 people, cutting power to hundreds of thousands and destroying homes.
- [Chicago to Pay Full $260m Pension Advance This Year](https://thenetimes.com/chicago-brandon-johnson-full-260-million-advance-pension-payment/): The mayor told the Chicago Investors Conference the second $130m instalment is a question of when, not if, easing bond-market fears of a rating downgrade.
- [Charter Closes $34.5bn Cox Merger, Cable Giant Born](https://thenetimes.com/charter-closes-cox-merger-cable-giant-spectrum-45-states/): The biggest cable deal in a decade completes after California's sign-off, with Spectrum expanding to 45 states and the parent taking the Cox name.
- [Pilot Killed in Midair Crash With Police Helicopter](https://thenetimes.com/cessna-pilot-killed-midair-collision-pennsylvania-state-police-helicopter-carlisle/): A small plane struck a state police Bell 407 during a training flight in central Pennsylvania, killing the plane's pilot and injuring two troopers.
- [CCI Fines HP India Rs 138.85 Crore for GeM Bid Rigging](https://thenetimes.com/cci-fines-hp-india-138-crore-gem-tender-bid-rigging/): The competition regulator fined HP India Rs 138.85 crore and 21 resellers Rs 3.52 crore for rigging GeM tenders for PCs and printer cartridges.
- [Canada Wildfire Smoke Blankets US Northeast: 115M on Alert](https://thenetimes.com/canada-wildfire-smoke-us-northeast-air-quality-alerts/): Smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires has pushed air quality alerts across the US Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, exposing over 115 million people to bad air.
- [California Awards Film Tax Credits to 41 Productions](https://thenetimes.com/california-awards-new-tax-credits-to-41-productions-as-the-state-tries-to-r/): State officials picked 41 film and TV projects for fresh incentives, projecting billions in activity as California fights to win back drifting production.
- [Cabo Delgado Attacks Displace Tens of Thousands Anew](https://thenetimes.com/cabo-delgado-attacks-displace-tens-of-thousands-as-insurgency-moves-into-ne/): Renewed assaults in northern Mozambique uprooted tens of thousands between May and July, testing gains claimed by government forces in Cabo Delgado.
- [Burkina Faso and Niger Face Rising Jihadist Violence](https://thenetimes.com/burkina-faso-and-niger-face-escalating-jihadist-violence-as-military-govern/): JNIM and Islamic State affiliates have increased attacks in Niger and Burkina Faso as the AES states coordinate responses and deepen their ties with Russia.
- [BTS Arirang Tour Europe Finale: Stade de France, 17-18 July](https://thenetimes.com/bts-arirang-tour-stade-de-france-european-finale/): The K-pop superstars end the European leg of their record 79-show Arirang world tour in Paris on 17-18 July, their first French shows since 2019.
- [UK Retail Sales Fall 0.5% in July as Heat Empties Shops](https://thenetimes.com/british-retail-sales-fall-in-july-as-heatwaves-keep-shoppers-home/): The first monthly decline since April leaves the high street leaning on supermarkets, as clothing sales slump and June's promotional surge fades.
- [Oil Nears $86 as US-Iran Blockade Lifts Shell, BP, Exxon](https://thenetimes.com/brent-crude-86-us-iran-blockade-energy-stocks-rally/): Brent crude climbed toward $86 after the US reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, powering Shell, BP and Exxon shares and stoking $100 oil talk.
- [Brent Crude Tops $85 as Hormuz Crisis Lifts India's Oil Bill](https://thenetimes.com/brent-crude-85-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-india-oil-import-bill/): Brent crude climbed past $85 as US-Iran attacks choked Strait of Hormuz traffic, raising import bill and inflation risks for oil-dependent India.
- [Boko Haram and ISWAP Sustain Lake Chad War Attacks](https://thenetimes.com/boko-haram-and-iswap-continue-attacks-abductions-and-counter-offensives-in/): ISWAP and Boko Haram factions have continued attacks on bases, villages and schools while Nigerian forces report rescues, leaving the northeast at war.
- [Boerne Advances to LLWS After Tulsa Disqualification Upheld](https://thenetimes.com/boerne-texas-advances-llws-after-tulsa-disqualification-upheld/): A Texas judge dissolved the order keeping Tulsa National's season alive, backing Little League's ineligible-player ruling and sending Boerne to Williamsport.
- [Block Pays 46 States $45m Over Cash App Fraud Failures](https://thenetimes.com/block-to-pay-46-states-45-million-over-cash-app-fraud-failures/): State attorneys general found the payments app misled users about fraud protections, as restitution cheques from an earlier federal order reach customers.
- [Blade Runner 2099 Trailer Unveils Yeoh and Schafer](https://thenetimes.com/blade-runner-2099-trailer-introduces-michelle-yeoh-and-hunter-schafer-to-a/): Prime Video has released a first trailer for Blade Runner 2099, placing Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer at the heart of a television expansion of the saga.
- [Strikes on Odesa Ports Kill Sailors, Threaten Trade](https://thenetimes.com/black-sea-ports-shipping-strikes-odesa-golden-leo/): Ukraine says Russian attacks on Black Sea ports killed foreign sailors and endangered grain exports, prompting an emergency UN session.
- [UP Election 2027: BJP Booth Plan as SP-Congress Alliance Holds](https://thenetimes.com/bjp-uttar-pradesh-2027-booth-plan-sp-congress-alliance/): The BJP has ordered booth-wise voter lists, beneficiary outreach and monthly unit meetings for UP 2027, while the SP-Congress alliance says it will stay intact.
- [Bitcoin Tops $72,000 as Record Short Squeeze Fuels Rally](https://thenetimes.com/bitcoin-surges-past-72000-as-record-short-squeeze-and-treasury-buybacks-ignite-crypto-rally/): A two-day surge has pushed bitcoin to its highest level since June, forcing the largest single-day short liquidation on record and lifting crypto stocks.
- [Bessent Vows Toughest Iran Sanctions in History](https://thenetimes.com/bessent-promises-the-toughest-sanctions-in-history-as-washington-widens-operation-economic-fury/): The Treasury secretary told CNBC that companies trading with Tehran will face the full force of the United States, as the war nears its sixth month.
- [Bastille Day 2026: Record Parade Signals Ukraine Resolve](https://thenetimes.com/bastille-day-2026-parade-europe-ukraine-unity-zelensky/): France staged its largest-ever Bastille Day parade on July 14, with 6,700 troops and Ukrainian soldiers marching as Zelensky watched alongside 30 leaders.
- [Barcelona Beat Al Ahly 2-1 in Joan Gamper Trophy](https://thenetimes.com/barcelona-beat-al-ahly-joan-gamper-trophy-abdelkarim-raphinha/): Hamza Abdelkarim scored against his boyhood club and Raphinha converted a penalty as Barcelona won the 61st Gamper before Zizo's reply for Al Ahly.
- [Balochistan Insurgency Escalates in Attacks and Sweeps](https://thenetimes.com/balochistan-insurgency-escalates-with-attacks-on-police-soldiers-and-transp/): Baloch insurgents killed abducted police and soldiers while Pakistani forces reported killing dozens of militants, in attacks and sweeps across the province.
- [Bad Bunny Closes His World Tour in San Juan](https://thenetimes.com/bad-bunny-closes-his-world-tour-with-two-homecoming-nights-in-san-juan/): The Debi Tirar Mas Fotos tour ends on 22 and 23 August at Estadio Hiram Bithorn, nine months and 55 shows after it began.
- [Avengers Endgame Box Office Rerelease Tops Crowded Weekend With $86M Global](https://thenetimes.com/avengers-endgame-box-office-rerelease-encore/): Avengers Endgame: Encore returned with $26 million domestic and $86 million worldwide, leading a busy weekend at the North American box office.
- [Avengers: Doomsday Footage and Endgame Rerelease Set](https://thenetimes.com/avengers-doomsday-footage-doctor-doom-and-an-endgame-rerelease-rebuild-marv/): Marvel screened new Avengers: Doomsday footage with Doctor Doom, and set an Endgame rerelease for September 25, doubling down on legacy and event exclusivity.
- [Avatar: Seven Havens Trailer Sets October Premiere](https://thenetimes.com/avatar-seven-havens-trailer-introduces-a-new-avatar-and-sets-paramount-prem/): Paramount+ has released a trailer for Avatar: Seven Havens, introducing Pavi as the next Avatar and setting an October 9 premiere for the animated world.
- [ATP Rankings After Wimbledon 2026: Sinner Leads, Fery Soars](https://thenetimes.com/atp-rankings-wimbledon-2026-sinner-zverev-fery-career-high/): Jannik Sinner tightened his grip on world No.1 after Wimbledon as Alexander Zverev rose to second and wildcard hero Arthur Fery rocketed 78 places to 36th.
- [At Least 47 Dead in Nigeria Sokoto Boat Capsize](https://thenetimes.com/at-least-47-die-when-an-overloaded-boat-capsizes-in-nigerias-sokoto-state/): The vessel was carrying more than 80 farm workers, most of them women and children, across a river in Goronyo when it went down on Thursday.
- [India Floods Kill 50, Displace 700,000 in Assam](https://thenetimes.com/assam-india-monsoon-floods-brahmaputra-displaced/): Monsoon floods along the Brahmaputra have killed at least 50 people and displaced 700,000 in Assam, submerging hundreds of villages.
- [ASML Q2 2026 Results: Outlook Raised to €45bn on AI Demand](https://thenetimes.com/asml-q2-2026-results-raised-outlook-euv-expansion/): ASML posted €9.3bn in sales and €2.9bn profit for Q2 2026, raised full-year guidance sharply and will expand EUV capacity 30% to feed AI chip demand.
- [Ariana Madix to Star in Peacock Sci-Fi Series Future Housewives](https://thenetimes.com/ariana-madix-future-housewives-peacock-sci-fi-series/): Ariana Madix will star in and executive produce Future Housewives, a Peacock sci-fi series in development from Brannon Braga and Seth MacFarlane.
- [Ariana Grande Sues Unnamed Hackers Over Leaked Music](https://thenetimes.com/ariana-grande-sues-unidentified-hackers-over-unreleased-music-and-private-f/): The singer filed suit against anonymous defendants over alleged theft of unreleased music and private files, spotlighting how artists pursue hidden attackers.
- [Apple in Nine-Figure News Talks to Power Rebuilt Siri](https://thenetimes.com/apple-negotiating-nine-figure-news-deals-to-feed-its-gemini-powered-siri/): The company has proposed paying publishers each time their reporting is used, a departure from the fixed licence fees that have defined AI content deals.
- [Apple Intelligence Approved in China, Powered by Alibaba Qwen](https://thenetimes.com/apple-intelligence-china-approval-alibaba-qwen/): China's cyberspace regulator has registered Apple's generative AI service after 22 months, clearing iPhone, iPad and Mac AI features built on Alibaba's Qwen.
- [Anthropic Signs $9.1bn Compute Deal and Preps Possible IPO](https://thenetimes.com/anthropic-riot-platforms-compute-deal-theseus-ipo-preparations/): The Claude maker locked in 191 megawatts of Texas computing capacity for 20 years, launched the Theseus infrastructure venture with Macquarie and GIC.
- [Anthropic Launches Claude Rupee Pricing in India at Rs 2,000](https://thenetimes.com/anthropic-claude-rupee-pricing-india-pro-max-team-plans/): Anthropic has launched rupee pricing for Claude in India, with Pro at Rs 2,000 a month, as the AI firm courts its second-largest market after the US.
- [Antenna and Deaf Crocodile Plan Video Store, Microcinema](https://thenetimes.com/antenna-releasing-and-deaf-crocodile-plan-a-video-store-and-microcinema/): Two independent distributors announced plans for a combined physical-media store and microcinema, amid renewed interest in curated exhibition and collecting.
- [‘American Horror Story: 13’ Sets Franchise Streaming Premiere Record](https://thenetimes.com/american-horror-story-13-streaming-premiere-record/): American Horror Story: 13 posted the franchise’s biggest streaming season premiere with 4 million views in four days.
- [Alpha Box Office Day 12: YRF Spy Film Stuck Below Rs 100 Cr](https://thenetimes.com/alpha-box-office-day-12-yrf-spy-universe-alia-bhatt-sharvari/): Alpha's worldwide gross stands at Rs 92.47 crore after 12 days, per Sacnilk data cited by Business Today, making it the weakest entry in the YRF Spy Universe.
- [Alfalfa Sprout Outbreak Sickens 55 Across 15 States](https://thenetimes.com/alfalfa-sprout-outbreak-sickens-55-people-across-15-states-with-e-coli-and-salmonella/): Four people have been admitted to hospital, and four patients were infected with several pathogens at once, in an outbreak traced to a Minnesota grower.
- [Alanis Morissette Lawsuit Alleges Blackmail by Former Tour Manager](https://thenetimes.com/alanis-morissette-lawsuit-former-tour-manager-allegations/): A California civil complaint accuses former temporary tour manager Keren Urinov of blackmail-related conduct; the allegations have not been publicly answered.
- [AK64 Producer: Ajith Kumar To Produce, Shalini To Oversee](https://thenetimes.com/ak64-ajith-kumar-home-production-shalini-adhik-ravichandran/): Reports say Ajith Kumar will produce AK64 under his own banner, with Shalini overseeing production and Adhik Ravichandran directing. Official word is awaited.
- [Guwahati-Dubai Direct Flights: Northeast India Gets UAE Link](https://thenetimes.com/air-india-express-guwahati-dubai-abu-dhabi-direct-flights/): Air India Express becomes the first airline to link Northeast India directly with the UAE, with Guwahati-Dubai and Guwahati-Abu Dhabi flights from August 2026.
- [AI News: EU Designates ChatGPT a VLOSE; Nvidia Invests in MediaTek](https://thenetimes.com/ai-news-chatgpt-vlose-nvidia-mediatek-deepseek/): Today's AI news covers ChatGPT's EU VLOSE status, Nvidia's $3.5B MediaTek investment, DeepSeek's open model and California SB 813.
- [Myanmar Activists Get 27- and 37-Year Terms Over Protest](https://thenetimes.com/activists-receive-27-and-37-year-sentences-for-election-boycott-protest/): Nine activists received terms reported at 27 and 37 years after protesting Myanmar's election and conscription, as opponents called the trials intimidation.
- [ABC Reveals Its 2026 Fall Premiere Schedule](https://thenetimes.com/abc-sets-its-2026-fall-schedule-around-dancing-with-the-stars-abbott-9-1-1/): The network has locked in autumn premiere dates, leaning on live competition, comedy and procedural drama to anchor a lineup competing with streaming and sports.
- [MeitY Threat Report Warns of Trust-Chain Attacks on Banks](https://thenetimes.com/meity-digital-threat-report-2025-26-bfsi-cyber-trust-chain-attacks/): The second Digital Threat Report for the BFSI sector, released 13 July with CERT-In and SISA, flags trust-chain attacks and sets an 18-month roadmap.
- [Verstappen Extends Red Bull Contract to End of 2030](https://thenetimes.com/max-verstappen-signs-red-bull-contract-extension-2030/): The announcement before his home Dutch Grand Prix adds two years to a deal that had run to 2028, and would take him to 15 seasons with Red Bull.
- [Matchbox The Movie Trailer Sets Apple TV October Date](https://thenetimes.com/matchbox-the-movie-trailer-sends-john-cena-and-an-ensemble-cast-into-a-glob/): Apple unveiled a trailer for Matchbox The Movie, led by John Cena and a global ensemble, setting an October 9, 2026 Apple TV debut for the toy-brand adaptation.
- [Peltola Tops Sullivan in Alaska Senate Primary](https://thenetimes.com/mary-peltola-tops-dan-sullivan-alaska-senate-primary/): The Democrat took 48% to the Republican incumbent's 43% in the all-party primary, as both advance to a ranked-choice general election in November.
- [Marvell Gives Google a $12.2bn Share Option](https://thenetimes.com/marvell-hands-google-an-option-on-12-2-billion-of-its-own-shares-in-an-expanded-custom-chip-deal/): The warrant vests against purchasing milestones running to fiscal 2033 and could be worth around $120 billion in chip orders to Marvell.
- [Marshals Season 2 Trailer Puts Kayce Dutton Back in the Line of Fire](https://thenetimes.com/marshals-season-2-trailer-kayce-dutton-yellowstone-spin-off/): The Yellowstone spin-off returns with Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton, renewed threats around Tate and land interests, and a deeper focus on Dutton legacy.
- [Malaria Vaccine Saves Lives But Fourth-Dose Gap Persists](https://thenetimes.com/malaria-vaccine-africa-fourth-dose-challenge-2026/): More than 52 million malaria vaccine doses have reached 25 African countries, yet completing the full four-dose schedule remains a stubborn challenge.
- [Maine Democrats Set 601-Delegate Vote to Pick Senate Nominee](https://thenetimes.com/maine-democrats-convention-replace-platner-senate-nominee/): After Graham Platner's withdrawal, Maine Democrats will pick a new US Senate nominee at a 601-delegate Bangor convention, with county meetings on 18-19 July.
- [Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake Shakes Peru's Southern Andes](https://thenetimes.com/magnitude-6-7-earthquake-shakes-peru-southern-andes-ayacucho/): The quake struck 38km northwest of Upahuacho at a depth of 67km, the USGS said, triggering landslides but no immediate reports of deaths or injuries.
- [Madonna Confessions II Hits No. 1: 10th Billboard 200 Topper](https://thenetimes.com/madonna-confessions-ii-tenth-billboard-200-number-one/): Confessions II gives Madonna her tenth Billboard 200 No. 1, putting her alongside The Beatles, Drake and Taylor Swift on a record-setting chart week.
- [Pixel 11 Lineup, Watch 5 and Pixel Tag Debut at Made by Google](https://thenetimes.com/made-by-google-2026-pixel-11-watch-5-pixel-tag/): Made by Google introduced four Pixel 11 phones with a slimmer camera bar and a HiLight LED, alongside the Pixel Watch 5 and a tracker called Pixel Tag.
- [Madan Mitra Joins TMC Rebel Camp Led by Ritabrata Banerjee](https://thenetimes.com/madan-mitra-joins-ritabrata-banerjee-tmc-rebel-camp/): Veteran MLA Madan Mitra has quit all posts in the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction and joined Ritabrata Banerjee's rebel camp, deepening the split.
- [M23 Claims Thousands of New Fighters as Deal Falters](https://thenetimes.com/m23-says-it-has-integrated-thousands-of-new-fighters-as-eastern-congo-peace/): The M23 movement says it has trained and integrated more than 9,000 fighters, a claim that raises doubts about disarmament as the eastern Congo deal struggles.
- [Los Angeles On-Location Production Falls Again](https://thenetimes.com/los-angeles-on-location-production-falls-again-as-hollywood-searches-for-a/): New industry reporting shows Los Angeles-area on-location shooting down about 12 percent, deepening worry over jobs, soundstages and competitiveness.
- [Netflix's 'Little House' Reboot Draws 6.4M in Debut](https://thenetimes.com/little-house-prairie-netflix-reboot-ratings-2026/): Netflix's 'Little House on the Prairie' revival opened to 6.4 million views, then surged 55% in week two as the streamer confirmed a second season.
- [Lionel Messi Retirement Ends Argentina Career at 39](https://thenetimes.com/lionel-messi-retirement-argentina-inter-miami/): Messi ends his Argentina career after 207 caps and 125 goals following the 2026 World Cup final loss to Spain, but will remain at Inter Miami.
- [Lindsay Lohan Netflix Movie Return to You Reunites Her With Mark Waters](https://thenetimes.com/lindsay-lohan-netflix-movie-return-to-you-henry-golding/): Lindsay Lohan and Henry Golding will star in Netflix romance Return to You, with Mean Girls and Freaky Friday director Mark Waters directing.
- [Linda Noskova Wins Wimbledon 2026, Beating Muchova in Final](https://thenetimes.com/linda-noskova-wins-wimbledon-2026-all-czech-final/): Linda Noskova beat Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Wimbledon 2026 women's title, the youngest champion at SW19 since Petra Kvitova in 2011.
- [Meryl Streep, Colman Domingo, Bill Hader and Tom Waits Join Lincoln in the Bardo](https://thenetimes.com/lincoln-in-the-bardo-voice-cast-streep-domingo-hader-waits/): Starburns Industries adds four major names to Duke Johnson's hybrid adaptation, joining a cast led by Tom Hanks as Abraham Lincoln.
- [Lily Hooper Found Dead After Eight-Day NSW Search](https://thenetimes.com/lily-hooper-missing-hiker-found-dead-nsw-southern-highlands/): The 18-year-old was found after an eight-day search of Nattai National Park involving Defence personnel and hundreds of SES volunteers.
- [Lanterns Trailer Puts Pierre and Chandler in DC's Cosmos](https://thenetimes.com/lanterns-trailer-brings-aaron-pierre-and-kyle-chandler-into-dcs-intergalact/): A new Lanterns trailer spotlights Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler alongside the Manhunters, pitching DC's television arm as cosmic myth meets detective drama.
- [Landman Season 3 Filming Slips to September Start](https://thenetimes.com/landman-season-3-september-filming-start-paramount-plus/): Cast member James Jordan says cameras roll in September, with production into 2027; Taylor Sheridan's NBCUniversal move leaves the show untouched.
- [Lakers Sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for $12.5 Billion](https://thenetimes.com/lakers-sold-kushner-iger-12-5-billion-record/): The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to a group led by investor Josh Kushner and former Disney chief Bob Iger for a reported $12.5 billion.
- [Lake Mead Hits Record Low, Nears Hydropower Limit](https://thenetimes.com/lake-mead-record-low-hoover-dam-hydropower-threshold/): America's largest reservoir broke its 2022 record low and keeps falling; at 1,035 feet, Hoover Dam would lose most of its generating capacity.
- [Lady Gaga baby reports follow outing with Michael Polansky](https://thenetimes.com/lady-gaga-baby-reports-michael-polansky-first-child/): Lady Gaga baby reports in People and Page Six follow photos with Michael Polansky and a newborn; the couple has not publicly confirmed the details.
- [Shanahan: Crash Was My Fault, Report Was Wrong](https://thenetimes.com/kyle-shanahan-says-car-crash-was-his-fault-official-report-released/): The 49ers head coach, hurt in a July head-on crash in Palo Alto, corrected the record as police confirmed a clerical error in the official report.
- [Kospi Sinks 6% as Chip Rout Triggers Seoul Sidecar](https://thenetimes.com/kospi-sinks-six-percent-chip-rout-sidecar-samsung-sk-hynix/): South Korea's benchmark plunged as Samsung and SK hynix tumbled, with rising bond yields, oil prices and alliance anxiety all pressing on Seoul at once.
- [Premium Homes Now 54% of India Housing Sales: Knight Frank](https://thenetimes.com/knight-frank-h1-2026-india-housing-premium-homes-54-percent/): Knight Frank says homes priced above Rs 1 crore made up 54% of H1 2026 sales across eight cities, as India's housing market consolidates rather than corrects.
- [Kindergarten Vaccine Exemptions Hit a Record 4.2%](https://thenetimes.com/kindergarten-vaccine-exemptions-reach-a-record-4-2-percent-as-coverage-slips-again/): About 155,000 US five-year-olds are exempt from at least one vaccine as exemptions hit a record 4.2% and MMR coverage slips to 92.4%, CDC data shows.
- [Kharif Sowing Gap Narrows to 16% as Rains Revive](https://thenetimes.com/kharif-sowing-gap-narrows-soybean-cotton-deficit/): Kharif sowing gap narrows to 16 per cent as rains revive, but soybean and cotton acreage remain deep in deficit, keeping oilseed supply concerns alive.
- [Kenya Helicopter Crash Kills Seven Near Mount Ololokwe](https://thenetimes.com/kenya-helicopter-crash-kills-seven-telemundo-executive-ecuador-intelligence-chief/): Five Americans, an Ecuadorian official and their Kenyan pilot died when the aircraft went down in the foothills of Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County.
- [Ke Huy Quan's memoir reveals the nearly $100,000 Temple of Doom residuals check that changed his family's life](https://thenetimes.com/ke-huy-quan-memoir-temple-of-doom-residuals-check/): Ke Huy Quan's memoir Never Say Die describes a nearly $100,000 residuals check from Lucasfilm for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
- [Katy Perry Objects to White House Use of Firework Song](https://thenetimes.com/katy-perry-objects-to-white-house-use-of-firework-in-an-iran-bombing-video/): The singer objected after her song Firework appeared in a White House video tied to bombing in Iran, reviving the debate over political use of pop music.
- [Karoline Leavitt Stepping Down as White House Press Secretary](https://thenetimes.com/karoline-leavitt-stepping-down-white-house-press-secretary/): Trump said his 28-year-old press secretary will leave the podium at the end of the month, becoming an outside adviser and campaigning before the midterms.
- [Karen Solomon Manhunt: Worcester Officer Found Dead](https://thenetimes.com/karen-solomon-manhunt-worcester-police-officer-kurt-solomon-found-dead/): Police say the wife of 31-year veteran officer Kurt Solomon is armed and dangerous, as divers, dogs and federal agents scour the area around Coes Pond.
- [The Kardashians season 8 trailer shows Kim's esophagitis diagnosis](https://thenetimes.com/kardashians-season-8-trailer-kim-esophagitis/): The Kardashians season 8 trailer shows Kim Kardashian diagnosed with esophagitis. The Hulu series returns in early October.
- [Justin Trudeau production company Hope and Hard Work launches](https://thenetimes.com/justin-trudeau-production-company-hope-hard-work-tiff/): Justin Trudeau production company Hope and Hard Work launches at TIFF with Katie Telford, with two book adaptations among its first projects.
- [Jumanji: Open World Trailer Sets Christmas 2026 Finale](https://thenetimes.com/jumanji-open-world-trailer-positions-the-christmas-2026-film-as-the-franchi/): Sony released the first trailer for Jumanji: Open World and framed its Christmas Day 2026 release as the closing chapter of the franchise's current cast era.
- [Julia Stiles and Tatyana Ali Join DWTS Season 35](https://thenetimes.com/julia-stiles-tatyana-ali-dancing-with-the-stars-season-35/): The Save the Last Dance star headlines the early names for season 35, with the full cast to be revealed on Good Morning America on 2 September.
- [JPMorgan Q2 2026 Earnings: $21.2bn Profit as Big Banks Beat](https://thenetimes.com/jpmorgan-q2-2026-earnings-visa-gain-record-profit/): JPMorgan Chase opened the Q2 season with $21.2bn in profit and a $4.6bn Visa windfall, as Citigroup and Wells Fargo also beat Wall Street forecasts.
- [Depp and Ti West Reveal Dark Ebenezer at Comic-Con](https://thenetimes.com/johnny-depp-and-ti-west-present-ebenezer-a-christmas-carol-as-a-dark-holida/): Comic-Con audiences got a first look at Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, a darker take on the public-domain story associated with Johnny Depp and filmmaker Ti West.
- [John Wells Renews Warner Bros. Television Overall Deal](https://thenetimes.com/john-wells-renews-his-warner-bros-television-deal-after-four-decades-of-col/): John Wells has extended a Warner Bros relationship stretching back four decades, a vote of confidence in trusted partnerships as overall deals face scrutiny.
- [Benson Picks Winnie Brinks as Michigan Running Mate](https://thenetimes.com/jocelyn-benson-picks-winnie-brinks-running-mate-michigan-governor/): The Democratic nominee chose the first woman to lead Michigan's Senate at a Grand Rapids event, completing a ticket that faces John James in November.
- [Cancelo Returns to Barcelona on Free Transfer to 2029](https://thenetimes.com/joao-cancelo-returns-barcelona-free-transfer-2029-al-hilal/): The Portugal full-back tore up his Saudi contract to rejoin the champions on a free, telling Al Hilal it was Barcelona or a year in the stands.
- [JNIM and Tuareg Separatists Coordinate Attacks in Mali](https://thenetimes.com/jnim-and-tuareg-separatists-coordinate-attacks-in-mali-as-the-junta-faces-i/): JNIM and the Azawad Liberation Front have reportedly coordinated attacks across Mali, an unusual alignment that pressures the junta and its Russian partners.
- [Jessica Alba Joins Netflix's 13 Going on 30 Reboot Cast](https://thenetimes.com/jessica-alba-13-going-on-30-netflix-reboot-casting/): Jessica Alba joins Emily Bader, Logan Lerman and Adeline Rudolph in Netflix's 13 Going on 30 reboot, with Jennifer Garner executive producing the project.
- [Jennifer Hegseth's Pentagon Role Under Scrutiny](https://thenetimes.com/jennifer-hegseth-pentagon-role-scrutiny-nyt-report/): A New York Times report says the defence secretary's wife sits in on sensitive matters without any official position, alarming Pentagon insiders.
- [Japan Open 2026: Satwik Injury Mars Day 1, Sindhu Advances](https://thenetimes.com/japan-open-2026-chirag-shetty-injury-sindhu-advances/): Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty retired hurt at the Japan Open 2026 in Tokyo, while PV Sindhu won in 36 minutes and Lakshya Sen exited early.
- [Sinner Pulls Out of US Open With Right Knee Injury](https://thenetimes.com/jannik-sinner-withdraws-from-the-us-open-with-a-right-knee-injury/): The world number one says he needs more time to recover from a right knee problem, nine days before the main draw begins in New York.
- [Sinner Defends Wimbledon 2026 Title, Beats Zverev in Four Sets](https://thenetimes.com/jannik-sinner-defends-wimbledon-2026-title-beats-zverev/): Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 to retain the Wimbledon title, claim a fifth major and extend his streak over the German to ten.
- [Jalapeno Salmonella Recall Widens Across US Retailers](https://thenetimes.com/jalapeno-salmonella-recall-coast-citrus-431-cases/): Recalled Sinaloa jalapeños have triggered downstream recalls across major US retailers as the linked Salmonella outbreak reaches 431 cases.
- [ISRO Completes Three Key Gaganyaan Crew Module Tests](https://thenetimes.com/isro-gaganyaan-crew-module-qualification-tests/): ISRO has qualified the Gaganyaan uprighting system, module disconnect and apex cover, clearing key recovery milestones before the uncrewed G1 flight.
- [Israeli Strikes Continue in Gaza Amid Peace-Plan Push](https://thenetimes.com/israeli-strikes-continue-in-gaza-despite-peace-plan-momentum/): Israeli strikes killed Palestinians over the weekend as a disarmament framework was debated, exposing the gap between diplomacy on paper and the fighting.
- [Israel Flags Concerns Over Hamas Disarmament Deal](https://thenetimes.com/israel-raises-serious-concerns-over-hamas-disarmament-verification-and-with/): Israeli officials warned Hamas could rebuild if troops left before weapons and tunnels were dismantled, exposing a security dispute the framework left open.
- [ISIS Cells Persist in Iraq and Syria Despite Defeat](https://thenetimes.com/isis-cells-continue-low-cost-attacks-in-iraq-and-syria-despite-territorial/): Stripped of the ground it once held, ISIS endures through rural cells staging ambushes, kidnappings and bombings across Iraq and the Syrian desert.
- [Iron Maiden Sells 50% Catalog Stake to Pophouse Entertainment](https://thenetimes.com/iron-maiden-pophouse-catalog-deal-eddie-rights/): Iron Maiden have sold a 50% stake in their catalog, name and likeness rights to Pophouse Entertainment, with mascot Eddie central to a digital universe.
- [Iraq Militia Disarmament Test as War Spills Across](https://thenetimes.com/iraqs-government-faces-militia-disarmament-test-as-regional-war-spills-acro/): Foreign strikes and militia drone attacks pressed Baghdad to assert control, as some Popular Mobilization factions weighed disarmament and others refused.
- [Iraq Halts Basra Oil Loadings After Drone Hits Tanker at Port](https://thenetimes.com/iraq-basra-drone-tanker-oil-loading-suspension/): A drone crashed into a tanker at Iraq's Basra terminal on 16 July, briefly halting all crude loadings and exposing Baghdad's deepening entanglement in the war.
- [Iran Strikes US Bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan as Gulf Reels](https://thenetimes.com/iran-missile-drone-strikes-us-bases-kuwait-bahrain-jordan/): Iranian missiles and drones struck US military facilities in three allied states on 16 July, drawing GCC condemnation and warnings of a wider Gulf war.
- [Iran-US War: Tehran Seen Setting the Tempo](https://thenetimes.com/iran-appears-to-be-setting-the-tempo-in-a-prolonged-war-with-the-united-sta/): Analysts describe Tehran using regional disruption and endurance, not a single decisive battle, to shape US choices, as mediators seek an off-ramp.
- [Interview With the Vampire Renewed for Season 4 by AMC](https://thenetimes.com/interview-with-the-vampire-renewed-for-season-4-as-amc-expands-the-immortal/): AMC has renewed Interview With the Vampire for a fourth season, extending a high-profile literary adaptation and its broader Anne Rice television strategy.
- [Indian Railways Unveils 8 Freight Reforms Under Reform Express](https://thenetimes.com/indian-railways-reform-express-eight-freight-reforms/): Ashwini Vaishnaw unveils eight freight reforms under Reform Express, spanning fly ash containers, a single CTO licence, wagon design and simpler tariffs.
- [India's Lord's Win Proves the Economics of Women's Sport](https://thenetimes.com/india-womens-lords-test-economics-womens-sport/): A 270-run win in the first women's Test at Lord's drew record crowds. The lesson is economic: demand was always there; the stage was withheld.
- [India Women Win First Lord's Test by 270 Runs vs England](https://thenetimes.com/india-women-win-historic-first-lords-test-by-270-runs/): Kranti Gaud took seven wickets and Yastika Bhatia hit 113 as India beat England by 270 runs in the first women's Test ever staged at Lord's.
- [India vs England 2nd ODI: Series on the Line in Cardiff](https://thenetimes.com/india-vs-england-2nd-odi-cardiff-preview-gill-fit/): India lead the ODI series 1-0 and can seal it at Sophia Gardens on Thursday. Shubman Gill is fit after cramps, with an unchanged XI expected.
- [India-UK FTA in Force: 99% of Tariff Lines Now Duty-Free](https://thenetimes.com/india-uk-fta-ceta-comes-into-force-july-15-tariff-cuts/): The India-UK trade pact took effect on 15 July 2026, scrapping UK duties on 99% of Indian tariff lines and halving India's levy on Scotch whisky to 75%.
- [India-UK CETA Is the Template for Post-Tariff-War Trade](https://thenetimes.com/india-uk-ceta-template-post-tariff-war-trade/): CETA entered into force on 15 July with sweeping tariff cuts and mobility rules. It is the most convincing template yet for trade deals in a protectionist age.
- [India Adds Record 29 GW Solar and Wind in H1 2026](https://thenetimes.com/india-record-29-gw-solar-wind-h1-2026-rooftop-surge/): India installed a record 29 GW of solar and wind in the first half of 2026, with rooftop capacity doubling on the back of the PM Surya Ghar subsidy scheme.
- [India Trade Deficit Widens to $30.43 Billion in June 2026](https://thenetimes.com/india-june-trade-deficit-widens-30-43-billion-imports-surge/): India's merchandise trade deficit hit $30.43 billion in June 2026, the widest since January, as imports surged 31% on costlier crude, electronics and gold.
- [India Hold England 0-0, Ending Their Hockey World Cup](https://thenetimes.com/india-hold-england-goalless-in-amstelveen-and-send-them-out-of-the-hockey-world-cup/): A late diving save from Bichu Devi preserved the draw India needed, leaving England to play for classification places instead of the knockouts.
- [Jind-Sonipat Hydrogen Train Timetable: Daily Service Cleared](https://thenetimes.com/india-first-hydrogen-train-jind-sonipat-route-daily-service-launch/): India's first hydrogen train runs Jind-Sonipat daily from 17 July: train 74010 leaves Jind at 7.40am, 74009 leaves Sonipat at 10.40am, 89km in about two hours.
- [India Couture Week 2026 Opens in Hyderabad at Falaknuma Palace](https://thenetimes.com/india-couture-week-2026-hyderabad-falaknuma-palace-opening/): India Couture Week 2026 breaks with tradition, opening at Hyderabad's Falaknuma Palace on July 23 with Anamika Khanna before a week of shows in New Delhi.
- [India Bans 16 Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs Over Safety](https://thenetimes.com/india-bans-16-fixed-dose-combination-drugs-2026/): The health ministry has banned 16 fixed-dose combination drugs, saying they lacked therapeutic justification and posed avoidable health risks.
- [India, Pakistan Trade Kashmir Warnings as Truce Holds](https://thenetimes.com/india-and-pakistan-exchange-confrontational-kashmir-statements-as-a-fragile/): Defence officials in New Delhi and Islamabad traded sovereignty claims over Kashmir this week, hardening the rhetoric even as the Line of Control stayed quiet.
- [Aarogya Setu 2.0 Launched: India's Digital Health Push](https://thenetimes.com/india-aarogya-setu-2-0-digital-health-launch-2026/): India has launched Aarogya Setu 2.0 and new digital health tools, with over 90 crore ABHA accounts created and 100 crore health records linked so far.
- [CWG 2026: Neeraj Chopra Headlines India's 125-Member Squad](https://thenetimes.com/india-125-member-cwg-2026-glasgow-contingent-neeraj-chopra/): India will send 125 athletes, competing in eight sports plus para disciplines, to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from 23 July, with Neeraj Chopra.
- [IDC Q2 2026: Smartphone Shipments Fall 6.7% on Memory Crisis](https://thenetimes.com/idc-q2-2026-smartphone-shipments-memory-crisis-india/): IDC says Q2 2026 smartphone shipments fell 6.7% to 277.5 million units as memory prices tripled. India faces its sharpest market contraction since the pandemic.
- [ICE Detains Captain After Deadly Liberty Island Capsizing](https://thenetimes.com/ice-detains-liberty-island-boat-captain-manuel-hernandez/): Manuel Hernandez faces 13 reckless endangerment counts over the August 8 capsizing that killed a Queens mother and her five-month-old daughter.
- [ICC States Vote to Remove Prosecutor Karim Khan](https://thenetimes.com/icc-member-states-remove-prosecutor-karim-khan/): In an unprecedented step, ICC member states voted to dismiss chief prosecutor Karim Khan over misconduct findings, throwing the court into uncertainty.
- [I Want Your Sex Opens to $600K in Limited Release](https://thenetimes.com/i-want-your-sex-opens-as-a-specialty-market-test-for-adult-provocation-and/): Gregg Araki's new film opened in limited release with an estimated $600,000 gross, an early read on how frank adult cinema travels beyond urban audiences.
- [Houthis Attack Saudi Tankers, Threaten Red Sea Blockade](https://thenetimes.com/houthis-attack-saudi-tankers-and-threaten-a-wider-red-sea-blockade/): The Houthis claimed missile and drone attacks on two Saudi oil tankers and declared curbs on Saudi-linked shipping, raising the stakes on a vital Red Sea route.
- [Houthis Fire on Saudi Arabia, Threaten Bab el-Mandeb Closure](https://thenetimes.com/houthis-abha-missiles-saudi-truce-bab-el-mandeb-threat/): Houthi missiles aimed at Saudi Arabia's Abha airport ended four years of calm, and the group now warns it could close Bab el-Mandeb as the Iran war spreads.
- [House Passes $47.3B State Department Bill With SAVE Act Merged](https://thenetimes.com/house-passes-state-department-funding-save-act-merge/): The House approved a $47.3 billion State Department spending bill 217-209 after merging in the SAVE America Act, setting up a clash with the Senate.
- [Hormuz Traffic Slows as Owners Await a Clear Signal](https://thenetimes.com/hormuz-traffic-slows-as-shipowners-wait-for-a-clear-signal-the-strait-is-open/): Six commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday against a ten-day average of eleven, as owners refuse to treat a nominal reopening as real.
- [Hormuz Ship Attack Kills Crew Member as Oil Rises](https://thenetimes.com/hormuz-ship-attack-kills-crew-member-oil-rises-trump-says-strait-open/): UKMTO said a projectile hit the vessel's engine room as it exited the strait near Khasab, Oman; crossings have fallen to their lowest since May, per Kpler.
- [Hormuz on Severe Alert as War-Risk Insurance Hits 5% of Hull](https://thenetimes.com/hormuz-severe-alert-war-risk-insurance-tanker-attacks/): The US Navy-led maritime centre raised Hormuz to its highest alert after Iran struck three tankers, with war-risk cover now near 5% of a ship's value.
- [Celebrity Milestones: Engagements, Births, Identity Care](https://thenetimes.com/hollywood-celebrity-milestones-engagements-pregnancies-and-public-identity/): Confirmed engagements, pregnancy news and a young figure's chosen family name shaped this week's celebrity coverage and its ethics of reporting private lives.
- [Hockey Canada Confirms Staggered Bans for 2018 Junior Players](https://thenetimes.com/hockey-canada-appeal-board-staggered-suspensions-2018-world-junior-players/): An independent appeal board found five members of Canada's 2018 world junior team breached Hockey Canada's code of conduct.
- [Heated Rivalry Season 2 Adds Milla Jovovich, Kevin Zegers and Paul Gross](https://thenetimes.com/heated-rivalry-season-2-milla-jovovich-kevin-zegers-paul-gross/): The Crave and HBO Max queer hockey romance expands its season 2 ensemble as production continues toward a planned spring 2027 debut.
- [HCLTech Q1 FY27: Profit Up 20.3%, Record $2.4 Bn Bookings](https://thenetimes.com/hcltech-q1-fy27-results-record-bookings-ai-data-centre-plan/): HCLTech opened FY27 with a 20.3% profit rise, record Q1 bookings of $2.4 billion and a Rs 3,500 crore plan to enter the AI data centre business.
- [Harvey Weinstein gets 15 years as California resentencing awaits](https://thenetimes.com/harvey-weinstein-new-york-sentence-california-resentencing/): Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in New York after his 2025 retrial and next faces resentencing in a separate California sex crime case.
- [Harry Potter HBO series release date locked for December 25](https://thenetimes.com/harry-potter-hbo-series-release-date-gary-oldman/): Harry Potter HBO series release date is December 25, 2026, on HBO and Max, as Gary Oldman says its approach will be
- [Hamas Disarmament Deal Maps Phased Gaza Withdrawal](https://thenetimes.com/hamas-disarmament-deal-sets-out-a-phased-road-map-for-israeli-withdrawal-an/): A published US-backed framework ties phased Hamas disarmament to Israeli withdrawal and an international force, but sequencing remains uncertain.
- [Haiti Gangs Hold Ground as New Force Backs Elections](https://thenetimes.com/haiti-gangs-retain-territory-as-new-international-force-tries-to-protect-an/): Gang alliances kept up attacks across Port-au-Prince as an expanded suppression force struggled to reclaim corridors the UN says still block any credible vote.
- [At Least 30 Killed in Kaduna Village Attack, Residents Say](https://thenetimes.com/gunmen-kill-at-least-30-in-kaduna-as-nigerias-bandit-war-continues-beyond-t/): Armed men attacked Naridon village in Kaduna state, killing at least 30 people according to residents, in a night raid amid Nigeria's security crises.
- [Gulf States Spend Billions on Strait of Hormuz Bypass Routes](https://thenetimes.com/gulf-states-hormuz-bypass-pipelines-billions/): Gulf producers are advancing seven pipeline projects around the world's most important chokepoint, with the UAE targeting doubled bypass capacity by 2027.
- [Del Toro Rejects Generative AI as Pan's Labyrinth 3D Returns](https://thenetimes.com/guillermo-del-toro-rejects-generative-ai-as-pans-labyrinth-returns-in-3d/): At a Comic-Con appearance marking the 3D return of Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro criticized generative AI and made a pointed case for human craft.
- [Gemini 3.5 Pro Release Date: Google Targets 17 July](https://thenetimes.com/google-gemini-3-5-pro-july-17-launch-rebuild/): Reports say Google will launch Gemini 3.5 Pro on 17 July after rebuilding its base model, with a rumoured 2-million-token context. Google has confirmed nothing.
- [Google Pays $10m for Spirit Airlines Data to Train AI](https://thenetimes.com/google-buys-spirit-airlines-data-ten-million-ai-training/): A court-supervised auction sent Spirit Airlines' emails, chats and source code to Google for $10 million, outbidding recruiter Mercor.io's $7.5 million.
- [Goldman Sachs Q2 2026: EPS Doubles to $20.98 on Record Trading](https://thenetimes.com/goldman-sachs-q2-2026-record-equities-trading-earnings/): Goldman Sachs earned $20.98 a share in Q2 2026, up 92% in a year, as record equities revenue of $7.42bn and a dealmaking revival crushed forecasts.
- [Spa Weekend Opens: Isla Fisher Comedy Divides Critics](https://thenetimes.com/spa-weekend-opens-as-isla-fisher-leslie-mann-and-anna-faris-chase-the-female-hangover/): The Palm Springs comedy from The Hangover's writers lands with a starry cast, a chaotic production tale and reviews that range from fond to brutal.
- [Soyuz MS-29: NASA's Anil Menon Docks at ISS With Cosmonauts](https://thenetimes.com/soyuz-ms-29-anil-menon-iss-docking-nasa-roscosmos/): Soyuz MS-29 carried NASA's Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina from Baikonur to the ISS in just over three hours on 14 July.
- [South Sudan Monitors Warn Delays Threaten Peace Deal](https://thenetimes.com/south-sudan-peace-monitors-warn-that-civilian-deaths-and-political-delays-t/): Ceasefire monitors and the UN mission reported rising civilian harm and urged faster progress on security and elections, as leaders pledged support.
- [South Kivu Highlands Fighting Defies Peace Accords](https://thenetimes.com/south-kivu-highlands-fighting-continues-despite-regional-and-us-brokered-ag/): Clashes over strategic highland positions near Minembwe show that agreements brokered by regional and US mediators have yet to reach the fighters on the ground.
- [Sophia Bush Reveals She Married Ashlyn Harris in Private 2025 Ceremony](https://thenetimes.com/sophia-bush-ashlyn-harris-married-memoir-reveal/): Sophia Bush reveals in her memoir that she and Ashlyn Harris married privately in upstate New York in summer 2025, with Harris's children present.
- [Social Security 2027 COLA Forecast Rises After Inflation Data](https://thenetimes.com/social-security-cola-2027-forecast-biggest-in-years/): Fresh CPI data has forecasters projecting a 2027 cost-of-living adjustment between 3.4% and 3.6%, up from this year's 2.8%.
- [Social Security Adds 14 Conditions to Disability Fast Track](https://thenetimes.com/social-security-adds-14-compassionate-allowances-conditions/): The SSA has added 14 rare diseases and aggressive cancers to Compassionate Allowances, taking the fast-track disability list to 314 conditions.
- [Sleep Tourism 2026: An $82bn Market as Hotels Sell Rest](https://thenetimes.com/sleep-tourism-2026-hotels-sell-rest-travel-trend/): Coherent Market Insights values sleep tourism at about $82 billion in 2026, rising to $142 billion by 2033, as one in five travellers plans a rest-first trip.
- [SLB and Hunt Oil Sign First US Deals With Venezuela](https://thenetimes.com/slb-hunt-oil-sign-first-us-production-deals-venezuela-pdvsa/): Texas firms signed the first contracts with PDVSA since Maduro's capture, as Caracas courts Houston with fields it says are waiting to be discovered.
- [Paramount-Warner Bros. will be called Skydance: both HBO Max and Paramount+ survive, De Luca and Abdy out](https://thenetimes.com/skydance-new-name-paramount-warner-bros-hbo-max-paramount-plus/): The merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery will be named Skydance. HBO Max and Paramount+ both stay, Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy exit, George Cheeks takes the TV studios. What we know.
- [Six Flags permanently closes X2 roller coaster after injury claims](https://thenetimes.com/six-flags-x2-roller-coaster-closure-magic-mountain/): Six Flags Magic Mountain has permanently closed X2 after injury claims, following its July shutdown and reports of serious brain injuries.
- [Shawn Levy Disney Deal Explained as Stranger Things Era Nears Its End](https://thenetimes.com/shawn-levy-disney-deal-20th-television-stranger-things/): Shawn Levy and 21 Laps will move from Netflix to Disney's 20th Television in 2027, as the Duffer Brothers separately set up at Paramount.
- [Seven States Demand Israel Pull the E1 Settlement Tender](https://thenetimes.com/seven-governments-tell-israel-to-withdraw-the-e1-settlement-tender-in-the-west-bank/): Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Canada call the 1,234-home tender unacceptable and warn businesses against bidding.
- [West Bank Settler Violence Surges After Deadly Clash](https://thenetimes.com/settlers-burn-mosques-after-deadly-west-bank-clash-as-military-raids-intens/): Two mosques were set alight after a clash near Nablus left four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers dead, amid a military operation and mass detentions.
- [West Bank Settlement Expansion Adds a Political Front](https://thenetimes.com/settlement-acceleration-and-annexation-rhetoric-add-a-political-front-to-we/): Netanyahu said settlement approvals near the clash site would be accelerated as ministers pressed for annexation, opening a political front in the West Bank.
- [Serbia Edge France 90-87 as Jokic Meets Wembanyama](https://thenetimes.com/serbia-edge-france-90-87-belgrade-jokic-wembanyama-friendly/): Victor Wembanyama's first France appearance since the Paris Olympics ended in a three-point defeat to Nikola Jokic's Serbia, with a rematch on Sunday.
- [Sensex Closes 130 Points Up as Financials Offset Iran Fears](https://thenetimes.com/sensex-nifty-close-higher-july-15-financials-offset-oil-iran/): Sensex ended at 77,185 and Nifty at 24,078 on 15 July as banks and financials countered oil-driven nerves, a day after a 561-point slide on Iran fears.
- [SEC Proposes Its First Dedicated Crypto Rulebook](https://thenetimes.com/sec-proposes-regulation-crypto-assets-first-rulemaking/): The proposal creates a formal framework for crypto fundraising, including a startup exemption of up to $5 million, and markets rose on the news.
- [Sean Astin on Low Lord of the Rings Pay, Selling House](https://thenetimes.com/sean-astin-reflects-on-low-lord-of-the-rings-pay-and-selling-his-house/): The actor said his Lord of the Rings pay was modest next to the franchise's success and recalled selling his house, reopening the debate over blockbuster pay.
- [Sass Jordan, Canadian Rock Singer and Canadian Idol Judge, Dies at 65](https://thenetimes.com/sass-jordan-canadian-rock-singer-canadian-idol-judge-dies-65/): Canadian rock singer-songwriter Sass Jordan has died at 65 after a career spanning hit albums, a Juno win and six seasons on Canadian Idol.
- [San Fermin 2026 Ends: Gorings, Record Crowds in Pamplona](https://thenetimes.com/san-fermin-2026-pamplona-bull-run-festival-ends/): The San Fermin festival ended on 14 July after eight bull runs that left dozens needing treatment, including an 86-year-old Briton, amid heavy participation.
- [Samsung Unpacked July 22: Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Flip 8](https://thenetimes.com/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-july-22-z-fold-8-ultra/): Samsung has set Galaxy Unpacked for 22 July in London, with the Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra and Flip 8 expected. Leaks point to a 200MP camera and $2,099 pricing.
- [Egg Recall Hits Class I as Salmonella Outbreaks Widen](https://thenetimes.com/salmonella-outbreaks-egg-recall-class-one-jalapeno-cases-widen/): The FDA gave the Midwest Poultry egg recall its most serious classification as a separate jalapeño-linked outbreak reached 431 cases in 32 states.
- [SAG-AFTRA Opposes Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger](https://thenetimes.com/sag-aftra-joins-opposition-to-the-paramount-warner-bros-discovery-deal/): The performers' union has aligned with the WGA and state-level critics on the merger, warning about jobs, bargaining leverage and shrinking competition.
- [Ryan Gosling Set as Marvel's Ghost Rider for 2028](https://thenetimes.com/ryan-gosling-is-set-to-lead-marvels-ghost-rider-with-shawn-levy-directing/): Marvel used Comic-Con to confirm Ryan Gosling as its new Ghost Rider in a Shawn Levy film targeted for 2028, betting on star power to revive the antihero.
- [Russian Strikes Hit Ukraine Ports and Energy Sites](https://thenetimes.com/russian-strikes-hit-ukrainian-ports-cities-and-energy-sites-as-civilian-pre/): Attacks near Mykolaiv and drone waves across several regions kept pressure on Ukraine's ports and power, with Moscow and Kyiv describing targets differently.
- [Russian Strikes Kill 18 in Ukraine as Interceptors Run Low](https://thenetimes.com/russian-missiles-and-jet-drones-kill-18-across-ukraine-as-interceptor-stocks-run-down/): A nine-hour overnight barrage and daytime strikes brought down a nine-storey block in Kyiv, with air defences firing off scarce Patriot rounds.
- [Russia Hacked IP Cameras on NATO Routes, Dutch Spies Warn](https://thenetimes.com/russia-hacked-cameras-nato-routes-dutch-intelligence/): Dutch intelligence says Russia-linked hackers hijacked internet-connected cameras to watch military shipments bound for Ukraine, in a wider European campaign.
- [Russell Westbrook Retires From the NBA After 18 Seasons](https://thenetimes.com/russell-westbrook-retires-nba-after-18-seasons/): The 2017 MVP announced his retirement in a video narrated by Michael B. Jordan, leaving as the NBA's all-time leader in triple-doubles after 18 seasons.
- [McIlroy: 'No Chance' I Beat Scheffler to POY Award](https://thenetimes.com/rory-mcilroy-scottie-scheffler-player-of-the-year-no-chance-bmw-championship/): Even a Masters green jacket would not be enough, Rory McIlroy says, after Scheffler's eight-shot St Jude rout and a season of relentless top finishes.
- [McIlroy in Five-Way Tie for BMW Championship Lead](https://thenetimes.com/rory-mcilroy-five-way-tie-bmw-championship-first-round-bellerive/): McIlroy, Gary Woodland, Wyndham Clark, JJ Spaun and Chris Gotterup all opened with 6-under 64 in St Louis as Scottie Scheffler faded late.
- [Romania Downs Suspected Russian Drone Near Border](https://thenetimes.com/romanias-drone-interception-renews-fears-that-the-ukraine-war-could-spill-i/): Romania said a fighter jet downed a suspected Russian drone after repeated airspace incidents, testing NATO's rules on attribution and escalation.
- [Robinhood Climbs as Tenev Presses US on Tokenised Shares](https://thenetimes.com/robinhood-shares-climb-as-vlad-tenev-presses-washington-on-tokenised-shares/): The chief executive's call to modernise securities rules lifted the stock, with tokenised equity volumes up more than 800 per cent this year.
- [Resident Evil opens with franchise-best tracking and top reviews](https://thenetimes.com/resident-evil-zach-cregger-opening-weekend-reviews/): Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot opens today with a projected $40-50M-plus domestic debut and reviews calling it the best-reviewed video-game movie.
- [Resident Evil box office: Zach Cregger's reboot opens to $60 million, a franchise record](https://thenetimes.com/resident-evil-box-office-opening-weekend-60-million/): Resident Evil opened to an estimated $60 million in the US and Canada, the biggest debut in the franchise and a personal best for director Zach Cregger.
- [Reflecting Pool Case: Evidence Row as Charges Fall](https://thenetimes.com/reflecting-pool-evidence-destruction-accusation-charges-dropped/): A foundation suing over the botched renovation says federal work could destroy evidence, while prosecutors drop the vandalism charges Trump once demanded.
- [YouTuber's Undercover Film Inside Provo Canyon School](https://thenetimes.com/reckless-ben-undercover-provo-canyon-school-paris-hilton/): Reckless Ben posed as a student at the facility Paris Hilton says abused her, filming its hiring and restraint practices weeks before its licences ended.
- [TMC Rebel MPs Name Floor Leader as Speaker Weighs NCPI Merger](https://thenetimes.com/rebel-tmc-mps-ncpi-merger-speaker-om-birla-decision/): Twenty rebel Trinamool MPs have merged with the NCPI and named a floor leader, leaving Speaker Om Birla a decision that could reshape anti-defection law.
- [Rebel Attacks Near Sudan Border Test CAR Peacekeepers](https://thenetimes.com/rebel-attacks-near-sudan-border-test-car-forces-russian-allies-and-un-peace/): An assault on the border town of Am Dafok killed people and wounded peacekeepers before forces regained control, exposing how fragile the CAR north-east is.
- [Reacher Season 4 Premieres as August Streaming Heats Up](https://thenetimes.com/reacher-season-4-premiere-august-streaming-surge/): Alan Ritchson's drifter returns in a Philadelphia-set season critics call the show's strongest, in a week that also brought Ted Lasso and Lanterns.
- [Ramayana Trailer July 24 After San Diego Comic-Con First Look](https://thenetimes.com/ramayana-trailer-july-24-san-diego-comic-con-ranbir-yash/): Ramayana's trailer premieres worldwide on 24 July, a day after Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Nitesh Tiwari present first footage at San Diego Comic-Con's Ballroom 20.
- [Raktanchal Season 3 Release Date: Free on Amazon MX Player](https://thenetimes.com/raktanchal-season-3-amazon-mx-player-premiere-july-16/): Raktanchal Season 3, the Purvanchal gang-war drama, streams free on Amazon MX Player from 16 July 2026, also on Prime Video, Fire TV, JioTV and Airtel Xstream.
- [Rahul Gandhi to Resume Campaign in Dehradun After Absence Row](https://thenetimes.com/rahul-gandhi-returns-dehradun-chhatron-ki-goonj-absence-row/): Rahul Gandhi will address students in Dehradun on July 17, resuming a paused Congress campaign after a foreign trip and 20-day public absence drew BJP attacks.
- [Putin Threatens Reciprocal Seizures of European Ships](https://thenetimes.com/putin-warns-europe-reciprocal-ship-seizures-shadow-fleet/): Speaking aboard a missile warship, the Russian leader said Moscow will start seizing European vessels if EU states keep detaining sanction-busting tankers.
- [Rath Yatra 2026: Puri Ready as Chariots Roll on July 16](https://thenetimes.com/puri-rath-yatra-2026-jagannath-chariot-festival-july-16/): Puri completes final preparations for Jagannath Rath Yatra on 16 July 2026, with three new chariots, a layered security plan and a wary eye on monsoon rain.
- [Harry and Meghan to Move Back to the UK](https://thenetimes.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-return-to-uk-after-six-years/): The Sussexes will return to the UK with Archie and Lilibet in the coming weeks, keeping their Montecito home as the family's American chapter closes.
- [Primetime Emmy Awards 2026: FXX package tonight, NBC on Monday](https://thenetimes.com/primetime-emmy-awards-2026-fxx-nbc-peacock-weekend/): Primetime Emmy Awards 2026 air Monday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock with Mariska Hargitay; the Creative Arts Emmys package airs tonight on FXX.
- [Primary Night: Wisconsin and Minnesota Send Midterm Signals](https://thenetimes.com/primary-night-wisconsin-minnesota-progressives-midterm-signals/): Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly beat democratic socialist Francesca Hong for Wisconsin's Democratic governor nomination.
- [Premier League 2026-27 Opens Aug 21: Arsenal Host Coventry](https://thenetimes.com/premier-league-2026-27-opening-weekend-arsenal-coventry-preview/): The 2026-27 campaign kicks off on 21 August with the champions hosting promoted Coventry City, two London derbies on opening weekend.
- [Practical Magic 2 Sets Post-Labor Day US Release With Bullock and Kidman](https://thenetimes.com/practical-magic-2-post-labor-day-release-bullock-kidman/): Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return for Susanne Bier's sequel, now positioned for a wide US release around September 10-11.
- [Practical Magic 2 Box Office Eyes $30M-$40M Debut](https://thenetimes.com/practical-magic-2-box-office-opening-weekend/): Practical Magic 2 earns $3.5M-$4M in previews and tracks for a $30M-$40M domestic opening, with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman returning.
- [Post Malone Engaged to Christy Lee After Utah Proposal](https://thenetimes.com/post-malone-engaged-christy-lee-utah-proposal/): The rapper proposed in Utah, with the news confirmed through ring photos posted by Lee's best friend after the couple rekindled their romance.
- [Pirro Convenes Rare Special Grand Jury in Washington](https://thenetimes.com/pirro-convenes-rare-special-grand-jury-washington/): The US attorney for the District of Columbia has empanelled a 23-member special grand jury, a seldom-used investigative body with an 18-month term.
- [Philippines Declares Regions Insurgency-Free as NPA Fights On](https://thenetimes.com/philippines-says-some-regions-are-insurgency-free-but-npa-violence-continue/): The government says a decades-old communist insurgency is near defeat and calls one region stable, as monitors record violence and rights groups urge caution.
- [Phia Founders Knew of Cookie Stuffing for Months, Report Says](https://thenetimes.com/phia-cookie-stuffing-report-phoebe-gates-startup/): Bloomberg reporting alleges the AI shopping startup's founders knew for months that Phia claimed affiliate credit for sales it did not drive.
- [Watson to Cavs, Strus to Clippers in Five-Team Trade](https://thenetimes.com/peyton-watson-cavaliers-max-strus-clippers-five-team-nba-trade/): Cleveland hands Denver an unprotected 2031 first-round pick and gives Watson a four-year, $88m deal, with Wizards, Clippers and Nuggets all in the mix.
- [Paris Couture Week Fall 2026: Balenciaga, Gaultier Debuts](https://thenetimes.com/paris-haute-couture-fall-2026-balenciaga-gaultier-debuts/): Paris Haute Couture Week for autumn/winter 2026 delivered a wave of debut collections, from Pierpaolo Piccioli at Balenciaga to Duran Lantink at Gaultier.
- [Paramount-Warner Bros Merger Hit by 12-State Antitrust Suit](https://thenetimes.com/paramount-warner-bros-merger-states-antitrust-lawsuit/): Twelve state attorneys general are suing to block Paramount's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, threatening the deal's September closing target.
- [Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Slips Toward 2027](https://thenetimes.com/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-merger-timing-slips-toward-2027/): Litigation and regulatory review have pushed the proposed combination past its earlier schedule, with completion now potentially reaching toward June 2027.
- [Paramount clears major antitrust hurdle in Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition](https://thenetimes.com/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-antitrust-settlement/): Paramount cleared a major antitrust hurdle for its Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition after agreeing to production, jobs and news safeguards.
- [Pakistan Pushes US-Iran Mediation in Dar-Araghchi Call](https://thenetimes.com/pakistan-mediation-us-iran-war-dar-araghchi-gulf-diplomacy/): Pakistan's Ishaq Dar urged restraint in a call with Iran's Araghchi as Islamabad, Qatar and Oman press mediation after US strikes and a failed Doha round.
- [Pakistan Floods: IMF to Assess Damage as Growth Target Slips](https://thenetimes.com/pakistan-floods-imf-mission-economy-growth-at-risk/): With over 1,000 dead, crops devastated in Punjab and Sindh and inflation at a 26-month high, the IMF will review whether Pakistan's budget can absorb it.
- [Outer Banks Season 5 Lands on Netflix as the Finale](https://thenetimes.com/outer-banks-season-5-final-season-netflix-release/): All ten episodes of the Netflix hit's farewell season arrived at once, picking up after the loss of JJ in Morocco and the theft of the Blue Crown.
- [OpenAI Puts Daybreak Cyber Models on Amazon Bedrock](https://thenetimes.com/openai-daybreak-cyber-models-amazon-bedrock-gpt-5-6/): OpenAI released a cybersecurity model and put its Daybreak Blue and Red variants on Amazon Bedrock, splitting defence work from vulnerability research.
- [Open Championship 2026: Brown and Im Lead at Royal Birkdale](https://thenetimes.com/open-championship-2026-dan-brown-sungjae-im-lead-royal-birkdale/): Dan Brown and Sungjae Im fired matching 66s to share the first-round lead at the 154th Open at Royal Birkdale, with Bryson DeChambeau among the chasers.
- [One Nation One Election May Roll Out by 2029, Says JPC Chief](https://thenetimes.com/one-nation-one-election-jpc-2029-rollout-report-timeline/): JPC chairman PP Chaudhary says simultaneous polls could be ready by the 2029 general election, even as the panel's report looks unlikely this monsoon session.
- [Dog Food Recalled in 11 States Over Salmonella](https://thenetimes.com/omas-pride-dog-food-recall-salmonella-woof-complete-canine-chicken/): Three dogs have fallen ill in connection with the recalled six-pound bags, which carry lot BB012729 and a best-by date of 27 January 2029.
- [Ogunbowale's 32 Leads Wings Past Fever 91-85](https://thenetimes.com/ogunbowale-32-leads-wings-past-fever-ending-indiana-five-game-streak/): Dallas outlasted Indiana on a night Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark both misfired, with Jessica Shepard adding a career-best 26 points.
- [NYT, Publishers Seek Sanctions on OpenAI Over Hidden Evidence](https://thenetimes.com/nyt-publishers-sanctions-openai-copyright-evidence/): Seventeen news organisations have asked a US court to sanction OpenAI, alleging it hid tools and datasets showing how ChatGPT reproduces their journalism.
- [NYPD Declines Security Detail for Mamdani's Wife Abroad](https://thenetimes.com/nypd-declines-security-detail-mamdani-wife-syria-lebanon-trip/): City Hall said Rama Duwaji's police detail would join her family visit to Syria and Lebanon on the NYPD's recommendation; the department publicly disagreed.
- [Nvidia Forms $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Financing Alliance](https://thenetimes.com/nvidia-500-billion-ai-infrastructure-financing-alliance/): The chipmaker has joined Apollo, Blackstone, BlackRock, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR in a half-trillion-dollar vehicle to fund the data centres and.
- [North Korea Fires Missile Barrage After Trump Overture](https://thenetimes.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-barrage-after-kim-yo-jong-dismisses-trump-meeting/): Pyongyang launched more than ten short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea as Kim Jong-un's sister said she was unaware of talks with Washington.
- [Nick Reiner Indicted in Parents' Killings, Pleads Not Guilty](https://thenetimes.com/nick-reiner-indicted-murders-rob-michele-reiner/): A grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday charges the 32-year-old with two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances in the December stabbing.
- [NHS Plan Aims to Cut Sepsis Deaths by a Quarter by 2035](https://thenetimes.com/nhs-sepsis-framework-cut-deaths-quarter-2026/): A new NHS England framework promises wearable monitors, better staff training and a prevention focus to reduce sepsis deaths and complications by 2035.
- [Nevada Clears 8,000 Robotaxis for Las Vegas Roads](https://thenetimes.com/nevada-clears-tesla-waymo-and-uber-to-put-up-to-8000-robotaxis-on-clark-county-roads/): The state transportation authority voted unanimously for three commercial permits, weeks after capping Tesla's Las Vegas fleet at ten vehicles.
- [Netflix Q2 2026 Earnings: $3B Ad Bet and Stock Under Pressure](https://thenetimes.com/netflix-q2-2026-earnings-advertising-subscriber-test/): Netflix reports second-quarter earnings on 16 July with Wall Street focused on advertising growth, engagement trends and a stock down 21 percent this year.
- [Netflix Kids Slate Adds Sesame Street Movie and Gabby's Dollhouse Spinoff](https://thenetimes.com/netflix-kids-slate-sesame-street-gabbys-dollhouse/): Netflix unveils its 2026 kids slate with a new Sesame Street movie, Doozie's Doghouse, preschool series, games and more Gabby's Dollhouse programming.
- [Netflix Cancels Ransom Canyon After Two Seasons](https://thenetimes.com/netflix-cancels-ransom-canyon-after-two-seasons/): Netflix cancels Ransom Canyon after two seasons as Season 2 opens with 4.1M views, down 43% from Season 1, then exits the Top 10.
- [NBA 2K HQ Companion App Launches Ahead of NBA 2K27](https://thenetimes.com/nba-2k-hq-launches-as-2ks-new-companion-app-retiring-mynba2k/): The free app arrives five days before NBA 2K27's early access, letting players build and upload their MyPLAYER from a phone for the first time.
- [Darline Graham Stumbles in South Carolina Debate](https://thenetimes.com/national-security-is-not-my-thing-darline-graham-stumbles-in-south-carolina-debate/): Asked about Taiwan and the South China Sea, the appointed senator said she was not that informed, and Nikki Haley responded within hours.
- [Myanmar Military Regains Momentum as Resistance Splinters](https://thenetimes.com/myanmar-military-regains-momentum-as-resistance-groups-face-division-and-su/): Myanmar's army has moved back onto the offensive in several regions, reports say, while resistance forces struggle with coordination and supply.
- [Musk Trailer Reveals Alex Gibney's Four-Hour Elon Musk Documentary](https://thenetimes.com/musk-trailer-alex-gibney-elon-musk-documentary/): Bleecker Street releases the trailer for Musk, Alex Gibney's nearly four-hour Elon Musk documentary, ahead of its October 9, 2026 theatrical release.
- [Dengue Cases in Mumbai 2026 Up 27.8%, BMC Monsoon Data](https://thenetimes.com/mumbai-monsoon-dengue-malaria-surge-july-2026/): BMC figures show Mumbai dengue up 27.8% and malaria up 18.2% by mid-July 2026, as the civic body ramps up fogging, house surveys and monsoon disease control.
- [MP Cabinet Approves Rs 10,800 Crore for Urban Infra, Farmers](https://thenetimes.com/mp-cabinet-10800-crore-urban-fund-moong-kundaliya/): Madhya Pradesh cabinet clears Rs 10,800 crore for urban infrastructure, moong procurement guarantees and the Kundaliya irrigation project in Rajgarh district.
- [Monsoon Session 2026: All-Party Meet July 19 Before Key Bills](https://thenetimes.com/monsoon-session-2026-all-party-meeting-july-19-agenda/): The government has called a July 19 all-party meeting before the monsoon session, with the 130th Amendment Bill, paper leaks and a privilege row to dominate.
- [Moderna Cancer Vaccine Succeeds, Stock Soars 177%](https://thenetimes.com/moderna-merck-mrna-cancer-vaccine-succeeds-melanoma-trial-stock-record-surge/): The Merck-partnered shot intismeran cut melanoma recurrence in a phase-three trial, the first such win for an mRNA cancer vaccine, sending Moderna up 177%.
- [Moana Live-Action Box Office: $43M US, $95M Worldwide Open](https://thenetimes.com/moana-live-action-box-office-flop-43m-opening/): Disney's live-action Moana opened to $43 million in North America and $95 million worldwide, per Box Office Mojo and Deadline, against a $250 million budget.
- [Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing Unveils Five-Year Road Map](https://thenetimes.com/min-aung-hlaing-announces-five-year-road-map-while-defending-conscription-a/): In a 100-day speech, Min Aung Hlaing set out a five-year road map of development and later elections, while rejecting an ASEAN plan he said lacked consensus.
- [Miley Drops ‘Cyrus’ as Bass Persuades Album Rollout Accelerates](https://thenetimes.com/miley-bass-persuades-album-mononymous-rebrand/): Miley has released the title track and video for her 10th album, due Sept. 18 via Atlantic, and announced Hollywood Bowl dates.
- [Mike Flanagan's Carrie Series Plans Eight-Episode Fall Run](https://thenetimes.com/mike-flanagans-carrie-series-sets-an-eight-episode-fall-launch/): Mike Flanagan's take on Carrie is planned as an eight-episode series aimed at an early October launch, with Summer H. Howell and Samantha Sloyan cast.
- [Microsoft Patch Tuesday July 2026: 570 Flaws, 3 Zero-Days](https://thenetimes.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-july-2026-570-flaws-zero-days/): Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes a record 570 flaws, including exploited zero-days in AD FS and SharePoint. Indian IT teams face urgent patching.
- [Microdrama Platforms Claim Huge Market as AI Series Rise](https://thenetimes.com/microdrama-platforms-claim-a-massive-market-as-ai-generated-series-approach/): A new report values the microdrama market outside China at a very large scale, citing data that an AI-made title nears live-action performance.
- [Michael Johnston in Talks for The Mummy 4 Reunion](https://thenetimes.com/michael-johnston-enters-talks-for-the-mummy-4-as-brendan-fraser-and-rachel/): Industry reporting places Michael Johnston in talks for The Mummy 4, a proposed Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz return targeted for October 2027.
- [Michael J. Fox to Receive Bob Hope Humanitarian Award](https://thenetimes.com/michael-j-fox-will-receive-the-bob-hope-humanitarian-award/): The honour recognises the actor's advocacy and philanthropic work alongside an entertainment career, showing how the industry can reward sustained civic impact.
- [Michael J. Fox promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada for Parkinson’s advocacy](https://thenetimes.com/michael-j-fox-companion-order-of-canada-rideau-hall/): Michael J. Fox was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada at Rideau Hall on Friday for his Parkinson’s advocacy. What he said, who else was honoured and what the rank means.
- [Michael Douglas admits secret romance with Kathleen Turner on Romancing the Stone; Turner responds: “Good heavens”](https://thenetimes.com/michael-douglas-memoir-kathleen-turner-romance-romancing-the-stone/): Michael Douglas reveals in his memoir One Helluva Ride that he and Kathleen Turner had a secret relationship while filming Romancing the Stone in 1984. Turner’s response and what the excerpt says.
- [Michael B. Jordan's Thomas Crown Affair Remake Takes Shape](https://thenetimes.com/michael-b-jordans-thomas-crown-affair-remake-builds-a-high-style-package-wi/): Jordan is set to direct and star in a new Thomas Crown Affair for Amazon MGM, with Adria Arjona cast and Ruth E. Carter shaping the film's look.
- [Meta Goes on Trial in Oakland Over Child Safety Claims](https://thenetimes.com/meta-goes-on-trial-in-oakland-over-claims-it-designed-instagram-to-hook-children/): Four attorneys general are leading a case built on infinite scroll, the like button and recommendation algorithms, with Mark Zuckerberg expected to testify.
- [Messi Scores but Miami Held 2-2 at Philadelphia](https://thenetimes.com/messi-scores-inter-miami-draw-philadelphia-union-2-2/): Lionel Messi struck in the 26th minute at Subaru Park, but Neil Pierre's second-half equaliser earned the resurgent Union a point against Miami.
- [Merz Vows to Block AfD From Power Ahead of September Votes](https://thenetimes.com/merz-vows-block-afd-state-government-september-elections/): Germany's chancellor used his summer press conference to rule out any AfD role in government, as polls show the far right leading in two eastern states.
- [Zelenskyy-Trump Talks Link Sanctions, Weapons and Iran](https://thenetimes.com/zelenskyy-and-trump-talks-put-sanctions-weapons-and-the-iran-war-into-one-d/): As Zelenskyy prepared to meet Trump and the Senate weighed new sanctions, Ukraine diplomacy became entangled with the Iran war and pressure on US resources.
- [Ukraine Cabinet Reshuffle: Zelensky Fires Defence Minister](https://thenetimes.com/zelensky-dismisses-defence-minister-fedorov-cabinet-reshuffle/): Ukraine's president has removed Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister after six months, deepening a sweeping cabinet overhaul as peace diplomacy resumes.
- [YouTube and Peacock Plan a Premium Bundle for 2027](https://thenetimes.com/youtube-plans-a-peacock-premium-bundle-for-2027/): The two companies plan a cross-platform Premium bundle expected in early 2027, adding another combined offer to an increasingly consolidated streaming market.
- [Yemen's War Unresolved as Coast Is Re-Militarised](https://thenetimes.com/yemens-internal-war-remains-unresolved-as-regional-actors-re-militarise-the/): As attention turns to the Red Sea, Yemen's fractured territorial map, stalled political process and deepening humanitarian emergency remain far from resolution.
- [World's 50 Best Restaurants 2026: Lima Hosts on 4 November](https://thenetimes.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2026-lima-peru-ceremony/): The World's 50 Best Restaurants ceremony will be held in Lima on 4 November 2026, the first South American host city in the awards' 24-year history.
- [World Cup Final Halftime Show: BTS, Shakira, Madonna, Bieber](https://thenetimes.com/world-cup-final-halftime-show-bts-shakira-madonna-bieber/): BTS, Shakira, Madonna and Justin Bieber will co-headline the first FIFA World Cup final halftime show on 19 July at MetLife Stadium.
- [Wisconsin Panel Refers Musk Voter Payment Complaints to DA](https://thenetimes.com/wisconsin-elections-commission-musk-criminal-referral/): A bipartisan Wisconsin commission found probable cause that Elon Musk's $1 million election giveaways broke state bribery law, sending the case to a county DA.
- [Wildberries Warehouse Strikes Test Ukraine's Economic War](https://thenetimes.com/wildberries-warehouses-become-a-new-symbol-of-ukraines-campaign-against-rus/): A Samara warehouse fire after a reported Ukrainian drone strike renewed debate over dual-use logistics, economic warfare and the workers caught in between.
- [Whoopi Goldberg Leads Netflix Ensemble Women Like Us](https://thenetimes.com/whoopi-goldberg-jenifer-lewis-vivica-a-fox-and-vanessa-williams-join-netfli/): Netflix has announced Women Like Us, an ensemble film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, Vivica A. Fox and Vanessa Williams, produced with Higher Ground.
- [WHO Warns Europe Faces More Deadly Heatwave Weeks](https://thenetimes.com/who-europe-heatwave-deadly-weeks-warning-2026/): With another heatwave building and preparedness gaps exposed, the WHO says fewer than half of European states have proper heat-health action plans.
- [WHO: Cancer Cases to Near Double by 2050, Asia Hit Hard](https://thenetimes.com/who-cancer-cases-double-2050-report-july-2026/): A new WHO and IARC report warns annual cancer cases could hit nearly 35 million by 2050, with Asia carrying more than half of the world's growing burden.
- [Wheel of Fortune Fires Longtime Announcer Jim Thornton After Investigation](https://thenetimes.com/wheel-of-fortune-announcer-jim-thornton-fired/): Sony Pictures Television terminated Jim Thornton after an investigation; his lawyer says he was not arrested or charged.
- [Western Sahara Drone War and Recognition Battle Persist](https://thenetimes.com/western-sahara-drone-war-and-diplomatic-recognition-battle-continue-along-t/): Polisario accused Morocco of drone attacks on civilians while Morocco won new backing for its autonomy plan, as incidents continued along the Berm.
- [West Papua Conflict Deepens Amid Killings and Displacement](https://thenetimes.com/west-papua-conflict-escalates-with-executions-drone-reports-and-mass-displa/): A rebel group's claim that it executed three alleged spies, which Indonesia disputes by calling the victims civilians, has sharpened a hard-to-verify conflict.
- [West Bengal Joins NEP and PM-SHRI in School Reform Shift](https://thenetimes.com/west-bengal-joins-nep-pm-shri-school-reforms-suvendu-adhikari/): West Bengal has adopted the National Education Policy and PM-SHRI scheme, unlocking central funds, alongside teacher recruitment and a mid-day meal upgrade.
- [Israel Launches West Bank Crackdown After Deadly Raid](https://thenetimes.com/west-bank-israel-crackdown-nablus-settler-attack/): Israel began an aggressive West Bank crackdown after a deadly clash near Nablus, as settler violence spread and hundreds of Palestinians were detained.
- [Wayfarer Ordered to Pay NYT Legal Fees After Dismissal](https://thenetimes.com/wayfarer-ordered-to-pay-new-york-times-legal-fees-after-dismissed-defamatio/): A court directed Wayfarer-related parties to pay roughly $171,616 toward the New York Times' legal fees after dismissing a defamation claim.
- [Wang Huning in Pyongyang: China Deepens North Korea Ties](https://thenetimes.com/wang-huning-pyongyang-visit-china-north-korea-ties/): Wang Huning's talks with Workers' Party official Jo Yong Won follow Xi Jinping's June visit, as Beijing counters Pyongyang's deepening alignment with Russia.
- [Walmart to Accept Apple Pay and Google Pay](https://thenetimes.com/walmart-will-accept-apple-pay-and-google-pay-from-24-august-ending-a-decade-of-resistance/): Tap to Pay reaches every US Walmart and Sam's Club by the end of 2026, retiring one of the last major holdouts against contactless wallets.
- [Walmart Q2 Results Are a Test of Who Pays for Tariffs](https://thenetimes.com/walmart-reports-second-quarter-results-in-the-clearest-test-yet-of-who-pays-for-tariffs/): The retailer guided to 4% to 5% constant-currency sales growth, and analysts want to know how much of the tariff bill reached shelf prices.
- [Walmart Beats Q2 Earnings but Shares Slide 6%](https://thenetimes.com/walmart-beats-second-quarter-earnings-shares-slide-cautious-outlook/): Revenue rose 5.9% to $187.9bn and adjusted earnings beat forecasts, yet cautious third-quarter guidance overshadowed the retailer's tariff-era resilience.
- [Verity Movie: Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway Thriller Draws Tough Reviews](https://thenetimes.com/verity-movie-dakota-johnson-anne-hathaway-reviews-release-date/): Verity stars Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett in Colleen Hoover's erotic thriller adaptation. Here's what critics say and when it opens.
- [USS Abraham Lincoln's Nine-Month Deployment Strains Crew](https://thenetimes.com/uss-abraham-lincoln-nine-month-deployment-strain-crew/): The carrier's roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines are in their ninth month at sea supporting operations against Iran, a modern record without a port call.
- [US Strikes Reach Tehran for First Time in Fifth Day of Attacks](https://thenetimes.com/us-strikes-tehran-first-time-fifth-day-iran-war/): American strikes reached the Iranian capital's outskirts on day five of renewed war, with Iran reporting 35 dead and its negotiator calling it existential.
- [Russia Sanctions Bill: 100% Tariff Threat Names India, China](https://thenetimes.com/us-senate-russia-sanctions-bill-100-percent-tariff-india-china/): A bipartisan Senate bill honouring the late Lindsey Graham would slap tariffs of up to 100% on the top five buyers of Russian oil, a list that includes India.
- [Senate Democrats Block $1.15tn Defense Bill Over Iran War](https://thenetimes.com/us-senate-democrats-block-ndaa-defense-bill-iran-war/): Senate Democrats voted down debate on the NDAA 50-46, calling it a permission slip for war on Iran, a rare stall for a bill that has passed for over 60 years.
- [US-Saudi Strikes in Iraq Test Baghdad's Sovereignty](https://thenetimes.com/us-saudi-strikes-on-iran-backed-militias-put-iraqi-sovereignty-under-new-pr/): The first acknowledged joint US-Saudi strikes on Iran-linked militias in Iraq widened the war and angered Baghdad, which said it had no prior knowledge of them.
- [US Business Activity Hits Fastest Pace Since 2022](https://thenetimes.com/us-private-sector-output-grows-at-its-fastest-pace-since-april-2022-as-services-surge/): S&P Global's flash composite index rose to 56.0 in August from 54.5, with employment climbing at the sharpest rate since January 2025.
- [Navy Weighs Renaming Doris Miller Carrier for Trump](https://thenetimes.com/us-navy-weighs-renaming-cvn-81-doris-miller-aircraft-carrier-donald-trump/): NBC News reports the Navy has stopped using the Doris Miller name internally for CVN-81, with a keel-laying ceremony expected by the end of 2026.
- [US Navy Fires on Cargo Ship Enforcing Iran Port Blockade](https://thenetimes.com/us-navy-disables-cargo-ship-iran-blockade-enforcement/): The US military said a Navy MH-60 fired Hellfire missiles to disable a Panama-flagged ship's steering after repeated warnings.
- [US Mortgage Rates Dip for the First Time in Six Weeks](https://thenetimes.com/us-mortgage-rates-dip-first-time-six-weeks-august-2026/): The 30-year fixed rate eased to 6.67% from 6.69%, its first decline in six weeks, while the 15-year fell to 5.96%. Costs stay above this point last year.
- [US Measles Cases Hit a 35-Year High at 2,465 in 2026](https://thenetimes.com/us-measles-cases-2026-record-35-year-high-cdc/): CDC data shows 2026 has already surpassed last year's total with months to spare, with 93% of cases in unvaccinated people and 37 outbreaks putting America's.
- [US Strikes Iranian Targets After Attack on Forces](https://thenetimes.com/us-launches-new-strikes-on-iranian-targets-after-missile-attack-on-american/): The US struck Iranian targets after saying its forces in Jordan were attacked, as President Trump promised retaliation and Iran vowed to answer the strikes.
- [US Inflation Falls to 3.5% on Biggest June CPI Drop Since 2020](https://thenetimes.com/us-june-cpi-inflation-falls-3-5-percent-energy-plunge/): Consumer prices fell 0.4% in June as gasoline plunged 9.7%, dragging annual US inflation down to 3.5% from 4.2% and easing pressure on the Federal Reserve.
- [US-Iran War Escalates: Naval Blockade, New Strikes on Ports](https://thenetimes.com/us-iran-war-naval-blockade-strikes-escalation-july-2026/): The US restored a naval blockade of Iranian ports and struck new targets on July 14, while Iran hit Gulf states, pushing last month's interim deal to collapse.
- [US House passes stopgap funding bill to December, early](https://thenetimes.com/us-house-stopgap-funding-vote-december-shutdown/): The House voted 220-205 to keep the government funded through December 4, moving months ahead of the deadline to head off an election-year shutdown.
- [July CPI Cools to 3.4% and the S&P 500 Sets a Record](https://thenetimes.com/us-cpi-july-2026-inflation-cools-sp-500-record-close/): A tame consumer price report eased fears of a September rate hike and sent the S&P 500 to a fresh record close near 7,792.
- [US Brazil Tariffs: 25% Section 301 Duty Hits Most Imports](https://thenetimes.com/us-brazil-25-percent-tariff-section-301-july-2026/): Washington has imposed a 25% Section 301 tariff on most Brazilian goods from 22 July, citing content-moderation orders, IP failures and ethanol barriers.
- [US and South Korea Halve Ulchi Freedom Shield Drills](https://thenetimes.com/us-and-south-korea-halve-ulchi-freedom-shield-after-trump-orders-a-reduction/): Seoul says it learned of the order only hours before the exercise began, and the counterattack phase has been cancelled outright.
- [UnitedHealth Investors Allege Historic Governance Failures](https://thenetimes.com/unitedhealth-shareholder-suit-governance-medicare-change-healthcare/): An amended complaint in Minnesota draws on former insiders to allege a rushed acquisition and a discontinued billing audit.
- [United Airlines Q2 2026: Record Revenue, $6bn Fuel Cost Shock](https://thenetimes.com/united-airlines-q2-2026-results-6-billion-fuel-costs/): United beat Q2 forecasts with revenue up 16% to $17.67bn and raised its outlook, even as jet fuel costs surged 34% in July on the US-Iran conflict.
- [UN Warns Red Sea Attacks Could Pull Yemen Into War](https://thenetimes.com/un-warns-renewed-red-sea-attacks-could-pull-yemen-back-into-full-regional-w/): The Secretary-General's spokesman urged de-escalation and an end to attacks on shipping, warning strikes could undo years of fragile progress inside Yemen.
- [UN Tallies Afghan Civilian Toll in Border Fighting](https://thenetimes.com/un-says-months-of-afghanistan-pakistan-fighting-killed-nearly-500-afghan-ci/): A UN mission said nearly 500 Afghan civilians were killed and more than 1,200 wounded from October to June, findings Pakistan rejected as it cited self-defence.
- [UN, IAEA Push Iran Diplomacy as Detainee Release Offers Hope](https://thenetimes.com/un-iaea-iran-diplomacy-snapback-dena-karari-release/): The IAEA says it has lost track of Iran's nuclear inventories as the Security Council splits over snapback, yet a detainee release hints at an opening.
- [UN Experts: All Sides Violating DR Congo Peace Deal](https://thenetimes.com/un-experts-say-all-sides-are-violating-the-congo-peace-deal/): A UN expert assessment reportedly disputes official claims that eastern Congo's peace deal is working, as Kinshasa and Kigali trade blame over the fighting.
- [Ukraine Strikes Ships in Novorossiysk, Details Offensive](https://thenetimes.com/ukraine-strikes-russian-ships-novorossiysk-oleksandrivka-counteroffensive/): Drone attacks hit Russia's main Black Sea port and targets across occupied Crimea, as Ukrainian officials published results from a seven-month.
- [Ukraine Drone Strikes in Sea of Azov Hit Russian Grain Exports](https://thenetimes.com/ukraine-sea-of-azov-drone-strikes-russian-grain-exports/): Ukrainian drones have struck over 100 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov in days, halting key routes and lifting wheat futures as Moscow seeks alternatives.
- [Ukraine Peace Talks Stall as UN Urges Ceasefire](https://thenetimes.com/ukraine-peace-talks-stalled-un-ceasefire-calls-2026/): The Kremlin sees no near-term return to negotiations, while UN officials call for urgent de-escalation amid rising civilian deaths.
- [Ukraine-Russia Drone War Widens Deep Behind Front Lines](https://thenetimes.com/ukraine-and-russia-trade-deadly-drone-strikes-as-the-air-war-expands-deep-b/): Drone attacks struck Russian regions and Ukrainian cities in early August, both sides claiming military targets as casualty reports stayed unverified.
- [Turkish and Egyptian Troops Deepen Foreign Role in Somalia](https://thenetimes.com/turkish-and-egyptian-deployments-deepen-the-international-military-role-in/): Turkey has deployed aircraft and ground forces while Egypt sent over 1,000 troops to join AUSSOM, deepening the foreign military role in Somalia.
- [Turkey-PKK Peace Process Marks a Year of Uncertainty](https://thenetimes.com/turkey-pkk-peace-process-marks-one-year-but-key-legal-and-security-question/): One year after a symbolic weapons-burning, the PKK's declared end to armed struggle has yet to yield full disarmament or the reforms Kurds are seeking.
- [Turkey Seeks Netanyahu Arrest Over Gaza Flotilla](https://thenetimes.com/turkey-issues-an-international-arrest-warrant-for-benjamin-netanyahu-over-the-gaza-flotilla-interception/): Justice minister Akin Gurlek says Ankara will ask Interpol for a Red Notice against the Israeli prime minister over the May interception.
- [TSMC Q2 2026: Record Profit Up 77% as AI Demand Soars](https://thenetimes.com/tsmc-q2-2026-record-profit-ai-demand-arizona/): The world's largest chipmaker beat forecasts with a 77% profit surge, booked its first 2nm revenue and raised its 2026 outlook as AI orders keep flooding in.
- [Trump Weighs Seizing Iran Islands, Pickaxe Strike: WSJ](https://thenetimes.com/trump-weighs-seizing-iran-islands-pickaxe-mountain-strike/): The Wall Street Journal reports Trump is weighing ground forces to take Gulf islands and a strike on Iran's fortified Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site.
- [Trump Rules Out Extending Iran Ceasefire as Talks Stall](https://thenetimes.com/trump-rules-out-extending-iran-ceasefire-tehran-offensive-posture/): The temporary truce has expired with no successor deal, and a senior Iranian official says Tehran will now shift to a fully offensive military footing.
- [Trump Pauses 50% Canada Tariffs for Three Days](https://thenetimes.com/trump-pauses-canada-tariffs-for-three-days-as-ottawa-and-washington-close-a-deal/): The 50% duties on about US$20bn of Canadian goods were suspended under two hours before taking effect, a three-day reprieve that expires on 21 August.
- [Trump Nominates Heidi Overton to Lead the FDA](https://thenetimes.com/trump-nominates-heidi-overton-a-white-house-policy-aide-to-run-the-food-and-drug-administration/): The surgeon and domestic policy adviser would inherit an agency that has lost more than 3,000 staff and has been without a confirmed head since May.
- [Trump's August Approval Map: Swing-State Warning Signs](https://thenetimes.com/trump-approval-map-in-august-warning-signs-in-the-swing-states/): New state-by-state polling shows the president underwater in every major battleground, even as deep-red states hold firm ahead of November's midterms.
- [Cucuta Truck Bombing Signals Harder Phase in ELN Conflict](https://thenetimes.com/truck-bomb-at-cucuta-police-base-signals-a-harder-phase-in-colombias-eln-co/): An explosion outside a Cucuta police base injured officers days before a presidential handover, testing the government's total-peace strategy on a tense border.
- [Cristobal Forms as NHC Tracks Three Atlantic Systems](https://thenetimes.com/tropical-storm-cristobal-atlantic-nhc-tracking-three-systems/): The season's third named storm spun up over the central Atlantic as forecasters gave a tropical wave near Cabo Verde an 80% chance of development.
- [Toy Story 5 Crosses $1 Billion at the Box Office](https://thenetimes.com/toy-story-5-crosses-one-billion-dollars-and-extends-pixars-most-durable-fra/): Toy Story 5 passed the billion-dollar worldwide mark, reaffirming the pull of Pixar's best-known characters and the health of the global family-film market.
- [Tour de France 2026: Waerenskjold Wins Fastest Stage Ever](https://thenetimes.com/tour-de-france-2026-stage-11-waerenskjold-fastest-stage-ever/): Soren Waerenskjold won the fastest road stage in Tour de France history at about 50.9km/h into Nevers, as Tadej Pogacar kept a 3:36 lead over Vingegaard.
- [Total Solar Eclipse Sweeps Iceland and Spain](https://thenetimes.com/total-solar-eclipse-2026-iceland-spain-europe/): The Moon's shadow crossed Siberia, Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain, giving mainland Spain its first totality since 1905 and up to 2min 18s of darkness.
- [Tornado Watch as Severe Storms Hit DC and Baltimore](https://thenetimes.com/tornado-watch-severe-storms-washington-dc-baltimore-region/): The watch ran until 10pm across six states and DC, with forecasters warning of a couple of tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds along the East Coast.
- [Tornado Hits Long Island Beach Club; Nassau Emergency](https://thenetimes.com/tornado-tears-through-long-island-beach-club-as-storms-pummel-northeast/): A suspected twister destroyed around 50 cabanas at Atlantic Beach as flooding and storm damage spread across the region, with one minor injury reported.
- [Tony Gilroy says Paramount-Warner Bros. merger will “destroy” a “healthy” business](https://thenetimes.com/tony-gilroy-paramount-warner-bros-merger-destroy-healthy-business/): Tony Gilroy told Variety at the Behemoth! NYFF premiere that the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger will destroy a healthy business. Here is what he said.
- [Tom Segura Breaks Silence on Christina Pazsitzky Divorce](https://thenetimes.com/tom-segura-christina-pazsitzky-address-divorce/): A month after announcing their separation, the comedians addressed the end of their 18-year marriage on the podcast they still co-host.
- [Tom Cruise “so proud” of Digger as del Toro defends it and the box office stays under $10M](https://thenetimes.com/tom-cruise-so-proud-digger-del-toro-defends-box-office/): Tom Cruise says he is “so proud” of Digger and Guillermo del Toro defends it, as estimates put the opening near $8 million and Verity leads the weekend.
- [Sunburn wins Best Canadian Feature at TIFF 2026 with a St James Town blackout story](https://thenetimes.com/tiff-best-canadian-feature-2026-sunburn-toronto/): Sunburn, set during a blackout in Toronto's St James Town, won Best Canadian Feature Film at TIFF 2026. Smudge the Blades took Best Canadian Discovery.
- [TIFF 2026 People's Choice Award goes to La Bola Negra as the festival wraps](https://thenetimes.com/tiff-2026-peoples-choice-award-la-bola-negra/): La Bola Negra won the People's Choice Award at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, ahead of I Play Rocky and Being Heumann. TIFF closed Sunday.
- [TIFF 2026 Preview: Always Lalisa Leads a Week of Red-Carpet Momentum](https://thenetimes.com/tiff-2026-always-lalisa-premiere-rogers-red-carpet-events/): Sue Kim's Lisa documentary makes its world premiere at TIFF as free Rogers red-carpet events in Yorkville open part of the festival experience to the public.
- [Theo James Krekis Signs With Anonymous Content](https://thenetimes.com/theo-james-krekis-signs-with-anonymous-content-after-a-competitive-represen/): Writer-director Theo James Krekis has signed with Anonymous Content, capping a competitive process as firms move to capture emerging creative talent early.
- [Theatre Commands: CDS to Present Plan to Rajnath Singh](https://thenetimes.com/theatre-commands-cds-raja-subramani-rajnath-singh-plan/): CDS Gen NS Raja Subramani will present India's three-theatre command plan to Rajnath Singh this month, moving a decades-old reform towards CCS approval.
- [Rings of Power Season 3 Trailer Sets November Return](https://thenetimes.com/the-rings-of-power-season-3-trailer-sets-a-november-2026-return-with-new-ca/): Prime Video has released a season-three trailer for The Rings of Power and confirmed a November 11, 2026 return, adding Simon Pegg and Jamie Campbell Bower.
- [NCAG and Force Could Reshape Postwar Gaza Rule](https://thenetimes.com/the-national-committee-and-international-force-could-reshape-who-governs-ga/): A proposed committee and international force would run Gaza's civil affairs and security, but their legitimacy, authority and financing remain untested.
- [The Love Hypothesis hits Prime Video as critics split on rom-com](https://thenetimes.com/the-love-hypothesis-prime-video-romcom-reviews/): The Love Hypothesis arrives on Prime Video starring Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman, with critics split over the bestselling romance adaptation.
- [Little League World Series Opens With a 20-Team Field](https://thenetimes.com/the-little-league-world-series-opens-in-south-williamsport-with-a-20-team-field/): The 79th Little League World Series runs to 30 August with 20 teams and 38 games in South Williamsport, and Curacao and Panama arrive by direct entry.
- [Thailand-Cambodia Truce Holds but Border Strains Persist](https://thenetimes.com/thailand-cambodia-ceasefire-holds-but-displacement-and-border-restrictions/): Guns have fallen largely silent on the Thai-Cambodian frontier, but closed crossings, displaced families and rival accusations show the truce is unsettled.
- [Texas Flash Flood Emergency: Kerr County, Uvalde Inundated](https://thenetimes.com/texas-flash-flood-emergency-kerr-county-july-2026/): A flash flood emergency covers Kerr County and Uvalde as torrential rain returns to the Texas Hill Country a year after floods that killed more than 130.
- [TV Academy and NATAS Explore a Reunification](https://thenetimes.com/television-academy-and-national-academy-explore-reunification/): The two bodies behind the Emmys confirmed exploratory talks about reuniting after decades apart, raising questions about governance, branding and tradition.
- [Taylor Swift new single Patient Zero set for Friday release](https://thenetimes.com/taylor-swift-patient-zero-new-single-release/): Taylor Swift has announced new single Patient Zero for September 25, with standard, acoustic and piano versions plus limited CD singles.
- [Taylor Swift crashes Dakota Johnson’s SNL monologue as her “literal therapist”](https://thenetimes.com/taylor-swift-crashes-dakota-johnson-snl-monologue-literal-therapist/): Taylor Swift surprised Dakota Johnson in her Saturday Night Live monologue as her “literal therapist,” then brought a birthday cake. Here is what happened.
- [Takaichi Faces Diet Endgame Over Testimony and Succession Bill](https://thenetimes.com/takaichi-diet-endgame-imperial-succession-smear-testimony/): Sanae Takaichi agreed to three days of Diet questioning as the session nears its 17 July close, while a landmark imperial succession bill advances.
- [Syria Consolidates Control as ISIS Cells Stay Active](https://thenetimes.com/syrias-government-consolidates-control-while-isis-cells-remain-active/): Damascus is extending its authority after fighting with Kurdish-led forces, but ISIS remnants and Kurdish integration shape a fragile post-Assad order.
- [Supreme Court Sets Up Four Benches for Oldest Pending Cases](https://thenetimes.com/supreme-court-four-special-benches-oldest-pending-cases-cji-surya-kant/): CJI Surya Kant has constituted four dedicated benches, functioning from 15 July, to hear nearly 800 of the Supreme Court's oldest civil and criminal appeals.
- [Summer Box Office Hits $4.6 Billion, Best US-Canada Run Since Pandemic](https://thenetimes.com/summer-box-office-4-6-billion-us-canada-strongest-since-pandemic/): US and Canadian summer ticket sales reached $4.6 billion through August 30, with Rentrak data showing a 26% rise from last summer.
- [Suicide Bombing Hits Anti-Militant Rally in Swat Valley](https://thenetimes.com/suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-14-at-anti-militant-rally-in-pakistans-swat-v/): A suicide bomber struck an anti-militant rally in Kabal, killing civilians and police who had gathered to demand protection from a resurgence of militancy.
- [Sudan's Front Line Shifts to Kordofan and Blue Nile](https://thenetimes.com/sudans-front-line-shifts-to-kordofan-and-blue-nile-after-the-countrys-de-fa/): With the capital no longer the focal point, fighting has moved to the regions linking Sudan's rival eastern and western zones, deepening a de facto partition.
- [Sudan's El Obeid Under Siege as 500,000 Are Trapped](https://thenetimes.com/sudan-el-obeid-siege-rsf-north-kordofan-crisis/): Escalating RSF strikes on El Obeid have trapped half a million people, cutting food, water and power as aid agencies warn of catastrophe.
- [PayPal Takeover: Stripe and Advent Bid $53bn, $60.50 a Share](https://thenetimes.com/stripe-advent-53-billion-paypal-takeover-bid/): Stripe and Advent International have offered $60.50 a share, about $53bn, for PayPal. A deal would fuse two payment giants moving $3.7tn a year.
- [TV Viewership Data: Streaming Hits Record 48.6%, Nielsen](https://thenetimes.com/streaming-reaches-a-record-share-of-us-television-viewing/): Nielsen viewership data put streaming at a record 48.6% of US TV viewing in May, with YouTube and Netflix the largest services as linear television slips.
- [Strait of Hormuz Disruption Drives Oil and Naval Risk](https://thenetimes.com/strait-of-hormuz-disruption-drives-oil-risk-and-a-global-naval-response/): Iranian actions and threats sharply cut shipping through the world's key oil chokepoint, as the US and partners escorted vessels and sought guaranteed passage.
- [Starmer Final PMQs: Burnham Set to Become UK Prime Minister](https://thenetimes.com/starmer-final-pmqs-andy-burnham-next-uk-prime-minister/): Keir Starmer told MPs his political journey is over at his final PMQs, as Labour prepares to crown Andy Burnham and reshape the cabinet within days.
- [Star Wars Detours Nears Release After a Decade Shelved](https://thenetimes.com/star-wars-detours-moves-toward-release-after-more-than-a-decade-on-the-shel/): The long-shelved animated comedy Star Wars Detours is reportedly moving toward release after more than a decade outside the public Lucasfilm catalogue.
- [Spider-Man: Brand New Day Box Office Opens Huge](https://thenetimes.com/spider-man-brand-new-day-delivers-a-giant-global-opening-and-resets-the-sup/): Sony and Marvel's new web-slinger launched to huge estimated numbers at home and abroad, dominating the weekend and posing a test of the franchise's durability.
- [Spider-Man: Brand New Day Closes In on The Force Awakens Box-Office Record](https://thenetimes.com/spider-man-brand-new-day-box-office-record-chase/): The Sony/Marvel hit is expected to finish Labor Day Monday less than $16 million shy of the domestic record.
- [Spain Declares Emergency as Wildfires Ring Madrid](https://thenetimes.com/spain-wildfires-national-emergency-madrid-avila/): Spain declared a national emergency and deployed the army as wildfires near Madrid and Avila forced tens of thousands to flee or shelter.
- [David Sanchez, Spanish PM's Brother, Convicted in Badajoz](https://thenetimes.com/spain-pm-sanchez-brother-david-convicted-nepotism-case/): A Badajoz court convicted David Sanchez of administrative misconduct over a tailor-made cultural post, deepening pressure on Pedro Sanchez's government.
- [Spain Beat France 2-0 to Reach World Cup 2026 Final](https://thenetimes.com/spain-beat-france-2-0-world-cup-2026-semi-final/): Mikel Oyarzabal's penalty and Pedro Porro's strike sent Spain past France 2-0 in Dallas, booking their first FIFA World Cup final since their 2010 triumph.
- [Starship Flight 13: SpaceX to Deploy Starlink V3 Satellites](https://thenetimes.com/spacex-starship-flight-13-first-starlink-v3-deployment/): SpaceX targets 16 July for Starship's thirteenth test flight, the first carrying real Starlink V3 satellites, with a fresh booster recovery trial.


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